Citygas Bulgaria EAD To Connect To ICGB's Gas Transmission Network
Date
11/30/2022 5:08:37 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Ayya Lmahamad
The independent transmission operator ICGB and the licensed gas
distribution operator for Kardzhali municipality territory Citigas
Bulgaria EAD concluded an agreement for connection to the gas
transmission network of ICGB, ICGB AD told Azernews.
'The contract regulates the physical connection of the networks
of the two operators, which will allow access for both commercial
and domestic consumers in the region to a new source of supply of
natural gas. This will increase the security of supply and ensure
diversification of sources for supply,' ICGB AD reports.
The connection of the ICGB networks and Citygas Bulgaria EAD
will be completed in the next two months through the construction
of specialized facilities for the purpose. ICGB's network is
already successfully connected to the existing network of
Bulgartransgaz EAD and the Trans-Adriatic Gas Pipeline.
In this way, as of February 1, 2023, it will be technically
possible to provide supplies for natural gas users in the Kardzhali
region with quantities transported via the Interconnector
Greece-Bulgaria.
'The IGB gas pipeline has a strong regional significance, as it
creates the possibility of access to a gas transmission network for
several Bulgarian municipalities and regions that until now did not
have an option for connectivity. The operator of the IGB pipeline
provides full cooperation to all interested parties regarding the
provision of access to the interconnector in accordance with
European, Bulgarian, and Greek legislation,' the statement
reads.
The IGB gas pipeline is designed to connect the Greek national
gas transmission system (DESFA S.A.) and the Trans-Adriatic gas
pipeline (TAP AG) in the area of Komotini (Greece), with the
Bulgarian gas transmission system (Bulgartransgaz EAD) in the area
of Stara Zagora. The total length of the gas pipeline is 182 km,
and the diameter of the pipe is 32''.
The pipeline is designed to increase its capacity up to 5 bcm/y
depending on market interest and the capacities of neighboring gas
transmission systems.
The opening ceremony of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria was
held in Komotini on July 8, while a ceremony to inaugurate the
(IGB) was held in Bulgaria on October 1.
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