Greek gas distribution operator Enaon EDA plans to invest €1 billion between 2026 and 2032. The programme combines network expansion with smart metering, digital asset management and preparation for renewable gases. The investment package also includes a broader roll-out of distribution infrastructure across multiple locations.
Distribution build-out and regional city coverage
More than €644 million will be directed to expanding the distribution system. The plan includes over 2,700 kilometres of new pipelines. It also targets access for more than one million customers and extends gas infrastructure to 29 additional cities.
The first expansion phase is scheduled to deliver gas distribution to Ioannina, Patra, Preveza and Pyrgos during 2026. A second wave will follow in early 2027, covering Agrinio, Arta and Igoumenitsa. Six co-financed regional projects worth €247 million are intended to extend access to households, businesses, schools and healthcare facilities.
Enaon expects its regulated asset base to increase from approximately €900 million to €1.4 billion by 2032. Funding allocations include €99.4 million for digitalisation and innovation, €68 million for infrastructure upgrades, and €31 million for refurbishment and preventive maintenance.
Demand growth targets and heating oil replacement
Enaon’s investment case places industrial demand at the centre of its planned network utilisation. By 2032, the operator aims to connect 247 industrial customers, 425 large commercial users, and approximately 129,000 additional active consumers. The company expects broader network coverage to support higher distributed gas volumes.
Enaon also expects the replacement of heating oil to contribute to demand growth. It forecasts distributed gas volumes rising by around 50% by 2035. The plan links customer growth and fuel switching to the longer-term use of newly built distribution assets.
DANA platform monitoring and smart metering rollout
The digitisation scope includes remote monitoring of the network via the DANA platform. Enaon will also deploy predictive-maintenance tools and improve leak detection capabilities. These measures are part of the wider digitalisation and innovation budget.
Around €80 million is earmarked for replacing 553,000 conventional meters by 2030. The programme also covers smart meters for new connections. In addition, Enaon plans to migrate more than 92,000 communication devices to NB-IoT technology.
Preparation for biomethane and renewable gases
Enaon is addressing the challenge of long-term utilisation as Europe reduces fossil-fuel consumption. The operator is preparing the distribution system for biomethane and other renewable gases. This preparation is intended to support continued use of network assets over their regulatory lives.
The investment case is described as depending on whether biomethane and other renewable gases become available at sufficient scale. Enaon’s stated focus is on preventing new distribution assets from facing declining utilisation before the end of their regulatory lives.
