IGB's Operator Talks On Progress In Finishing Work
Date
3/10/2023 1:03:27 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 10. The EPC contractor
is still implementing some of the remaining activities that don't
have direct impact on the exploitation of the Interconnector
Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), ICGB Executive Officer Teodora Georgieva
said in an exclusive interview with trend .
'These so-called secondary activities do not interfere with the
smooth functioning and safety of the gas pipeline,' she said.
Georgieva went on to add that they are still, however, a part of
the contract and we as a contracting entity require them to be
fulfilled within the scope of the technical project.
'We're supervising closely the activities and mark significant
progress on some of them, while work on others remains rather
hesitant in pace,' she explained.
The Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria began commercial operation on
October 1, 2022.
Since the beginning of the current heating season, the
interconnector provides nearly 1/3 of the winter consumption of
natural gas in Bulgaria. IGB is the first route for diversified
supplies of natural gas to Bulgaria, guaranteeing increased
security of supply and diversity of sources, contributing
significantly to the competition in the natural gas market, which
is a prerequisite for optimized prices for businesses and domestic
consumers in the country.
The gas pipeline creates an entirely new route through Bulgaria
for the transportation of natural gas from new sources to a number
of countries, which reinforces the key role of the interconnector
not only at a national level, but also for the entire region of
Central and Southeastern Europe.
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