SOFIA/ALEXANDROUPOLIS – Bulgaria is already receiving liquefied pure fuel deliveries from the terminal opened on October 1 in Alexandroupolis, Greece. The Bulgarian state is a shareholder with 20% within the firm, proprietor and operator of the terminal. By way of the brand new facility, fuel deliveries to Greece, Romania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Moldova, and Ukraine can be potential from sources such because the USA, Qatar, and Egypt, clarified the Bulgarian Ministry of Power.
The caretaker minister of vitality, Vladimir Malinov, outlined the primary supply from the terminal as an actual diversification for Bulgaria.
Till 2022, Bulgaria primarily acquired pure fuel from Russia. After the start of the conflict towards Ukraine, the Russian firm “Gazprom” unilaterally stopped deliveries. Then Sofia turned to imports from different nations and linked its fuel pipeline community with Greece, with the assistance of EU funds.
Upon receiving the primary ship with liquefied fuel on the terminal in Alexandroupolis, Minister Malinov acknowledged that it is a historic second for Bulgaria and Southeastern Europe.
He clarified that the primary supply from the terminal in Alexandroupolis for Bulgaria comes from Norway. In line with him, the terminal in Greece is making a step in the direction of constructing the Vertical Gasoline Hall, supported by the EU and the USA.
The terminal in Alexandroupolis began operation on October 1, with a storage capability of 153,500 cubic meters of liquefied fuel and the flexibility to regasify as much as 5.5 billion cubic meters of fuel yearly. (3.10.2024)