ICGB Secures Construction Permit for First Phase of Greece-Bulgaria Gas Interconnector Expansion

The independent transmission system operator ICGB has received the necessary construction permit for Lot 1 of the project to expand the capacity of the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector (IGB) from 3 to 5 billion cubic meters per year. The permit, issued by Bulgaria’s Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, covers the upgrade of the gas metering station near Stara Zagora. This milestone allows ICGB to move forward with the tender process for selecting an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the modernization works.

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