Gas transmission pipeline · Eastern Macedonia and Thrace to Stara Zagora
Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB)
Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) is an operating gas transmission pipeline crossing Greece, Bulgaria. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 184 km long and 3 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 2022. It runs from Eastern Macedonia and Thrace to Stara Zagora. It is owned by IGI Poseidon SA and Bulgarian Energy Holding.
Length
184 km
Capacity
3 bcm/y
2.2 Mtpa LNG equivalent
Segments tracked
1
Largest diameter 800 mm (32 in)
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
- P0696
- Start year
- 2022
- Estimated cost (GEM, US dollars)
- $262 million
- EU Projects of Common Interest
- On the 4th, 5th lists
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole pipeline | Operating | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace → Stara Zagora | 184 | 3 | 800 mm | 2022 | 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.
Owners
Parent companies
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 184 km long.
- How much gas can Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) carry?
- Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) has a design capacity of 3 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 operating, having started in 2022.
- Who owns Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB)?
- Gas Interconnector Greece–Bulgaria (IGB) is owned by Bulgarian Energy Holding and IGI Poseidon SA, as recorded 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.
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