Construction Phase Of Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria Completed
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. The construction
phase of the gas interconnector Greece-Bulgaria has been completed,
the ICGB AD, a project company, told Trend.
The event was celebrated at the gas measuring station near the
Greek city of Komotini, where the pipeline connects to the gas
transmission network of Greece and to the Trans-Adriatic pipeline.
ICGB Executive Officers Teodora Georgieva and Konstantinos
Karayannakos jointly announced the finalization of this stage of
the IGB project, emphasizing the huge importance of the gas
pipeline going way beyond the national borders of Greece and
Bulgaria.
The landmark event was attended by the Prime Minister of
Bulgaria Kiril Petkov, the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos
Mitsotakis, the Ministers of Energy of the two countries -
Alexander Nikolov and Kostas Skrekas, the Minister of Energy of
Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov, high-ranking representatives from the
European Commission (EC) and by the European Investment Bank (EIB)
and a number of officials.
The IGB project is of key importance for increasing security of
supply and for ensuring diversification of natural gas sources for
Bulgaria and the region of Southeast Europe. At the regional level,
IGB will provide access to the gas transmission network for
Bulgarian municipalities and regions that didn't have an option for
connectivity. The interconnector with Greece is an entirely new
route for the transmission of natural gas to Europe and will give
Bulgaria and the region access to supplies from new sources. The
project will connect the country with the Southern Gas Corridor and
has excellent synergy with other major energy projects such as TAP,
TANAP, EastMed and the LNG terminal at Alexandroupolis.
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