The Greek company Gastrade SA announced the signing of the agreement for the acquisition of 20% of its share capital by DESFA S.A., owner and operator of the National Natural Gas Transmission System of Greece.
Gastrade is developing the LNG floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) offshore Alexandroupolis in Greece, which will be a new, independent energy gateway for the markets of Southeastern and Central Europe.
The FSRU will be located 17.6 km southwest of the port of Alexandroupolis and will have an LNG storage capacity of 170,000 cubic meters and a natural gas supply capacity that will exceed 5.5 billion cubic meters per year.
The floating unit will be connected to the National Natural Gas System of Greece via a 28 km long pipeline, through which the regasified LNG will be transmitted to the markets of Greece, Bulgaria and the wider region, from Romania, Serbia and North Macedonia to Hungary, Moldova and Ukraine.
DESFA’s presence in the project will provide Gastrade with additional expertise in operating the new Terminal and will have a key role in the penetration of LNG in the region as well as the enhancement of energy liquidity and the optimization of gas supply in Greece and the SE European region, offering to these markets increased energy diversification and flexibility.
DESFA’s shareholders are SENFLUGA S.A. (Snam S.p.A., Enagás S.A., Fluxys and DAMCO S.A.) with 66% and the Greek State with 34%.
