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Azerbaijan unveils volume of gas transported by IGB last year

11 January 2023 13:56 (UTC +04:00)

4.875 million megawatt hours were transported through the Greece-Bulgaria gas pipeline for the period October 1 - December 31, 2022, APA-Economics reports.

In December, just months after the pipeline entered commercial operation, IGB’s capacity reached over 94% booking rate. By the end of 2022, there will be 11 registered users of the interconnector.

The 182-kilometer gas pipeline connects the gas transmission networks of Greece and Bulgaria at the Komotini and Stara Zagora points and is Bulgaria's direct connection to the Trans-Adriatic Gas Pipeline (TAP). The total capacity of IGB is 3 billion cubic meters per year, with 1.57 billion cubic meters already booked under long-term contracts lasting up to 25 years. Available capacity is successfully being auctioned on the European platforms PRISMA and RBP.