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IGB Interconnector inaugurated in Komotini

PMs Mitsotakis, Petkov and Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Shahbazov attended the ceremony

Prime Ministers Kyriakos Mitsotakis (left) and Kiril Petkov inaugurate IGB, Komotini, Greece, July 8, 2022.
Photo: BGNES

In Komotini, Greece, Prime Ministers Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Kiril Petkov attended the inauguration of the Greece-Bulgaria Interconnector - IGB. Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov also participated in the ceremony. 
"This moment is important for the Balkans and for Europe because it is not just the launch of a pipeline, but of a project that brings Greece and Bulgaria closer together," Mitsotakis said. 

The 182-km-long pipe connecting the two countries' gas networks has a design capacity of up to 3 billion cu m/year, which may be increased to 5 billion cu m/year. The facility is also linked to the future Alexandroupolis gas terminal, of which Bulgaria owns 20%. 



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