A ten-year plan for the development of the
networks of Bulgartransgaz EAD for the period 2019-2028 was discussed
today at a public discussion in the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission.
The plan stipulates that the priority activities
for development of Bulgartransgaz EAD's infrastructure for
the period 2019-2028 are the expansion of the gas transmission infrastructure
in the section of the Bulgarian-Turkish and the Bulgarian-Serbian border. It
also states that a technically sound, reliable and efficient basic and
auxiliary gas infrastructure must be maintained. For this period,
modernization, rehabilitation and extension of the gas transmission networks
and facilities are envisaged. It is planned to further develop interconnection.
An extension of the storage capacity of natural gas is also foreseen.
The 10-year plan foresees that new interconnections with
neighboring countries will be built and put into operation in the period
2019-2028. It is planned that Bulgaria will pass through key
cross-border gas pipelines, which will be connected to the existing gas transmission
system of Bulgartransgaz EAD. With the implementation of the
company's plans,Bulgaria's gas infrastructure will connect the European
natural gas market to the Caspian, Central Asia, Middle East, Eastern
Mediterranean and North Africa markets.
As a result, natural gas supplies to the country and to
the region will be ensured, creating real conditions for the diversification of
sources and routes for the supply of natural gas to and through Bulgaria, Bulgartransgaz explained.
In line with the plans for development of the gas
infrastructure in the region there are also the plans for expansion of the
existing gas storage facility "Chiren", as well as the modernization
and rehabilitation of the gas transmission network of Bulgartransgaz EAD. The implementation of all these projects is interdependent, aiming to
contribute to the efficiency and development of a single pan-European
gas network.
Priority in the investment activity of Bulgartransgaz EAD
is the construction of new pipelines, which create conditions for accelerating
the gasification in the country with the respective economic, social,
environmental and other benefits to the local population.
The expected result of the implementation of this plan is to
increase the quality and volume of services offered by Bulgartransgaz EAD
related to the transportation and storage of natural gas and is directly
related to the transformation of Bulgaria in to a significant regional
gas hub, create technical possibilities for input and output of natural gas
flows coming from various sources and new routes. The plan will be adopted at a private KEVR meeting on
August 8th.
(novinite.com)
