ICGB, operator of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), has disclosed the volume of gas supplies in January 2025, and since the start of commercial operations.

"For firm forward flow in direction Greece-Bulgaria, allocated quantities for January are 675,286,656 kWh. Respectively, quantities from the Commercial Operation Date of ICGB are 32,204,001,893 kWh," the company told Trend.

ICGB noted that for commercial reverse flow in direction Bulgaria-Greece, allocated quantities for January are 20,348,491 kWh.

"Respective quantities since the Commercial Operation Date of ICGB are 1,786,514,787 kWh," said the company.The Greece-Bulgaria interconnector connects Bulgaria to the Southern Gas Corridor and is part of the Vertical Gas Corridor. The pipeline strengthens energy connectivity and security in the region, providing access to natural gas from new, diversified sources. Currently operating at 3 bcm/y, the pipeline has the potential to expand its technical capacity up to 5 bcm/y. The interconnector currently secures about 70 percent of Bulgaria’s internal natural gas consumption and is a reliable route for diversified deliveries to key markets such as Moldova and Ukraine.