The Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) is expected to start operating with expanded capacity as of the fourth quarter of the next year, Teodora Georgieva, Executive Officer of ICGB, the pipeline operator, said in an exclusive interview with Trend.
“As for potential timeline, we’re hopeful to operate with expanded capacity as of Q4 2025 for the IP at Stara Zagora and as of Q4 2026 for the IP at Komotini,” she said.
Georgieva noted that physical works will begin as soon as all relevant procedures have been completed – design, procurement, selecting and awarding a contractor for construction and purchase of equipment.
“ICGB will follow the relevant national and European legislation and the industry’s best practices when putting together all these procedures, just as we have done during the construction phase of the pipeline. Transparency is just as key for us, as it’s always has been,” added the executive officer.
Georgieva pointed out that with IGB being part of the Southern Gas Corridor thanks to its direct connection with TAP, it will also be of strategic importance to explore the potentials and further enhancement of the current infrastructure’s capacity to enable increased supplies via TAP and TANAP in synergy with the Trans-Balkan pipeline.
