IGB Now Secures Around Half Of Bulgaria's Natural Gas Consumption
Date
10/26/2023 7:20:12 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 26. The
Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) now secures about 50 percent
the quantities for Bulgaria's internal natural gas consumption,
enabling new route for secure Natural gas deliveries to countries
in the wider region as well, the ICGB, the pipeline operator, told
Trend.
“Now that we've had the first year of operations at 3 bcm/y with
most of the capacity booked, we're looking ahead at expanding to 5
bcm/y to enhance the region's energy security and independence”,
said ICGB Executive Officers George Satlas and Teodora
Georgieva.
They noted that ICGB is currently reviewing the market interest
in this next step of the project's development.
The IGB gas pipeline connects with the Greek national gas
transmission system (DESFA S.A.) and the Trans-Adriatic gas
pipeline (TAP AG) in the area of Komotini (Greece), and with the
Bulgarian gas transmission system (Bulgartransgaz EAD) in the area
of Stara Zagora. The total length of the gas pipeline is 182 km,
the diameter of the pipe - 32'' - and a design capacity of up to 3
billion m3/year in the direction Greece - Bulgaria.
The gas pipeline enables the transportation of natural gas from
new sources to other countries in the region as well, including
Moldova and Ukraine.
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