About 20% of gas imported by Greece comes from Azerbaijan

Greece received 6.03 Terawatt-hours (TWh) of natural gas via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in January-June 2023, accounting for 19.52% of all gas imports into the country during this period, Report informs referring to the operator of the Greek gas transmission system DESFA.

Natural gas imports amounted to 30.93 TWh, registering a slight decrease of 8.14% compared to 33.67 TWh in the first half of 2023. The largest quantities entered through Sidirokastro entry point (15.7 TWh), covering 50.76% of imports.

Sidirokastro entry point was the primary natural gas import gateway of the country during this period, followed by the Revithoussa LNG Terminal (Agia Triada entry point), which covered almost a third (29.74%) of the total natural gas imports.

The contribution of the Revithoussa LNG Terminal remained significant, covering 29.74% of total natural gas imports with 9.2 TWh, while the entry point of Nea Mesimvria, through the TAP pipeline, covered 19.52% (6.03 TWh).

TAP is a component of the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) system. The total length of the gas pipeline is 878 km, of which 550 km are in the northern part of Greece, 215 km in Albania, 105 km run along the bottom of the Adriatic Sea, and 8 km in Italy.

Supplies of Azerbaijani gas to consumers in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria through TAP began on December 31, 2020.