Bulgaria is starting the construction of several pipeline sections to double the possibility of gas transit from Greece to Romania, Moldova and further through its gas transportation system, i.e. to expand the “Vertical Gas Corridor”.
Earlier this week, 4 thousand pipes for the realization of this project arrived in the port of Burgas. This was reported by the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy.
“The realization of the Vertical Gas Corridor project guarantees us that Bulgaria will never remain without natural gas and will be well supplied from all directions. It will also bring more revenues to our country through dividends of state-owned companies and thus reach the municipalities and every Bulgarian citizen,” Bulgarian Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov said.
The pipes will be delivered to the work sites by Easter (April 20), he said. There are plans to build additional gas pipelines near the border with Greece (Kulata-Kresny) with a length of 48 kilometers and near the border with Romania (Rupcha-Vetrino) with a length of 61 kilometers. There are also plans for a 53-kilometer Piperevo-Pernik section.
The Vertical Gas Corridor project is a gas pipeline system connecting the countries’ national networks and other gas infrastructure to ensure gas transit and increase energy security. Initially, gas transportation system operators from Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary participated. In January 2024, they were joined by network operators from Moldova, Ukraine and Slovakia.
