ICGB, the independent transmission system operator of the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnection, announced after the quarterly auctions for the 2023-2024 gas year that over 82% of the pipeline’s total capacity has been booked. 76 % of the pipeline capacity has been booked for the first quarter of the gas year and over 84% for the other three quarters.
The available capacity is offered on two European platforms – the PRISMA booking platform for the interconnection points at Komotini (Greece) with the transmission system operator of the Trans-Adriatic (TAP) pipeline and with Greek gas transmission operator DESFA, and the Regional Booking Platform for the interconnection point at Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) with the Bulgarian gas transmission operator Bulgartransgaz.