BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 1. The ICGB company, operator of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) has announced today that the planned maintenance by upstream operators will take place from August 5 to August 9, potentially reducing gas flows entering the ICGB system at the Komotini-TAP interconnection point, Trend reports via the company.
This maintenance work may also affect the utilization of ICGB capacity products at interconnection points.
Despite the anticipated disruptions, the ICGB system and its capacity will remain fully operational. Any changes to the maintenance schedule will be promptly communicated to the market through the publication of an Urgent Market Message (UMM).
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 cubic meters per year in the direction Greece - Bulgaria.
Depending on the market interest for larger capacity and the possibilities of the neighboring gas transmission systems, the capacity of IGB is designed with the option for increase up to 5 billion cubic meters per year with additional construction of a compressor station.
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