Author: Luka Dimitrov
2020/12/31
LONDON (ICIS)--The 10 billion cubic metres
(bcm)/per year Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)
has delivered first Azeri gas to Bulgaria and
Greece,
the pipeline operator announced on
Thursday.
The pipeline is expected to increase gas
imports for southeast Europe and diversify its
supply portfolio, acccording to market
participants.
The first gas has entered Greece via the Nea
Mesimvria, the new interconnection point where
TAP connects with the Greek national
transmission network. Bulgaria will initially
receive Azeri gas via the existing gas link
between Bulgaria and Greece: the
Kula-Sidirokastro pipeline. Later on, gas is
expected to flow via the 3bcm/year