Baku, Azerbaijan, March 21. Since the start of
commissioning on October 1st, 2022, up to March 1st, 2025, the
volume of gas transported through the Interconnector
Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) stood at 33,008,796.79 MWh in direction from
Greece to Bulgaria, ICGB, the pipeline operator, told Trend.
“The volume of gas supplies in the direction from Bulgaria to
Greece via virtual reverse flow amounted to 1,912,579.44 MWh,” said
the company.
The Greece-Bulgaria interconnector connects Bulgaria to the
Southern Gas Corridor and is part of the Vertical Gas Corridor. The
pipeline strengthens energy connectivity and security in the
region, providing access to natural gas from new, diversified
sources. Currently operating at 3 bcm/y, the pipeline has the
potential to expand its technical capacity up to 5 bcm/y.
The interconnector currently secures about 70 percent of
Bulgaria’s internal natural gas consumption and is a reliable route
for diversified deliveries to key markets such as Moldova and
Ukraine.
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