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6.2.5 PROJECTS ALLOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE CAPACITY
6.2.5.1 Underground storage in South-Eastern Europe
The development of underground gas storages in Bulgaria (UGS Chiren Expansion
and the construction of a new gas storage facility on the territory of Bulgaria), Greece
(planned South Kavala UGS facility) and Romania (Depomures, Sarmasel UGS
facility upgrading and the construction of a new underground storage, in north-east-
ern Romania, near Falticeni) will enable the possibility to seasonally balance supply
and consumption and increase safety of gas supply in South-Eastern Europe by
securing higher storage gas volumes. New storage capacity in the southern part of
the Balkans will be better valued in conjunction with the TAP project.
The projects in Romania (with the exception of the new UGS Moldova) and Bulgaria
consist in the expansion of existing storage facilities while the project in Greece
would be the first underground storage in this country.
The list of projects in this category is the following:
LIST OF PROJECTS
Project
Code
Promoter
Construction of new gas storage facility on the territory of Bulgaria
UGS-N-141
BULGARTRANSGAZ
UGS Chiren Expansion
UGS-N-138
BULGARTRANSGAZ
South Kavala underground gas storage facility
UGS-N-385
Hellenic Republic
Asset Management
Fund
Metering and Regulating Station at South Kavala
TRA-N-1092
DESFA
Depomures (RO)
UGS-N-233
Engie Romania
Sarmasel underground storage in Romania
UGS-N-371
ROMGAZ
New underground gas storage in Romania
UGS-N-366
ROMGAZ