Gas transmission pipeline · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace to Stara Zagora
Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB)
Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) is a proposed gas transmission pipeline crossing Greece, Bulgaria. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 158 km long by route geometry and 2 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 2026. It runs from Eastern Macedonia and Thrace to Stara Zagora.
Length
158 km
Measured from the route geometry; GEM does not report a length.
Capacity
2 bcm/y
1.5 Mtpa LNG equivalent
Segments tracked
1
Route
Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) runs from Eastern Macedonia and Thrace to Stara Zagora. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.
Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.
- From
- Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
- To
- Stara Zagora
- Start country
- Greece
- End country
- Bulgaria
- Countries crossed
- Greece, Bulgaria
- Onshore / offshore
- Not reported
- Fuel
- Gas
- Region
- Not reported
- Route drawn on map
- 158 km
- GEM pipeline ID
- P7786
- Start year
- 2026
- GEM wiki page
- gem.wiki
Segments
Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.
| Segment | Status | From → to | Length | Capacity | Diameter | Start | Route from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity Expansion | Proposed | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace → Stara Zagora | 158 | 2 | — | 2026 | GEM's route file |
Connected LNG terminals
Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.
No tracked LNG terminal lies within 25 km of this pipeline's route.
Owners and operators
Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.
Ownership is not reported for this pipeline.
In the news
Recent headlines that name Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB). Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.
Common questions
Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.
- Where does Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) run?
- Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) runs from Eastern Macedonia and Thrace to Stara Zagora, crossing Greece and Bulgaria.
- How long is Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB)?
- Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) is 158 km long, measured from the mapped route because no length is reported.
- How much gas can Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) carry?
- Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) has a design capacity of 2 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
- Is Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) operating?
- Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) is proposed, with a reported start year of 2026.
- Who owns Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB)?
- Ownership of Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) is not reported in the current tracker release.
More gas pipelines in Greece
Listed in name order among the 19 pipelines tracked in Greece, so projects with the same name sit together. A browse aid, not a claim that they are alike.