BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 28. Around 92 percent of construction of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria from Komotini to Stara Zagora is ready, Teodora Georgieva, executive director of ICGB AD, the project company, said, Trend reports via Bulgarian media.
She noted that it is about 182 km, of which 31 km run through Greek territory and 151 km on Bulgarian territory.
“The contractor has committed to physically put the interconnector in readiness by the end of June, with gas flow tests starting in July. The company is doing everything possible so that IGB would be ready for the heating season, which is no later than October,” added Georgieva.
The IGB project is of key importance for increasing security of supply and for ensuring diversification of natural gas sources for Bulgaria and the region of Southeast Europe. At the regional level, IGB will provide access to the gas transmission network for Bulgarian municipalities and regions that didn’t have an option for connectivity. The interconnector with Greece is an entirely new route for the transmission of natural gas to Europe and will give Bulgaria and the region access to supplies from new sources. The project will connect the country with the Southern Gas Corridor and has excellent synergy with other major energy projects such as TAP, TANAP, EastMed and the LNG terminal at Alexandroupolis.
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