IGB Pipeline

The company operating the IGB gas pipeline signed a Memorandum of understanding tied with a timeline for joint assessment and action plan, aiming to strengthen energy security, ensure a sustainable and affordable energy transition

The independent transmission system operator (TSO) responsible for the Greece-Bulgaria interconnector signed a Memorandum of understanding on Joint approach and action plan to harmonize gas quality requirements at interconnection points (IPs) in the Central and South-Eastern European Energy Connectivity (CESEC) region. During the latest CESEC meeting held in Budapest, TSOs from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, North Macedonia, Croatia, Moldova, Ukraine, Slovenia and Hungary all committed to joint actions aimed at strengthening the region’s energy security.

ICGB has already tested successfully the IP at Komotini with natural gas prior to the commissioning of the LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis

ICGB has signed an interconnection agreement with the neighbouring natural gas Transmission System Operator DESFA at the interconnection point (IP) located at Komotini, Greece.

ICGB is announcing that it is intending to put IP Komotini DESFA/ICGB in operation as of 1st of October 2024 subject to respective confirmation and gas flows from upstream systems operators.