Turkey-Greece pipeline
Encyclopedia
The Turkey–Greece pipeline is a 296 kilometres (184 mi) long natural gas pipeline, which connects Turkish and Greek gas grids. The pipeline begins in Karacabey
in Turkey
and runs to Komotini
in Greece
.
and Greek gas company DEPA was signed on 28 March 2002. The intergovernmental agreement to build a natural gas pipeline between countries was signed on 23 December 2003 in Ankara
. The foundation of pipeline was laid on 3 July 2005 by the prime ministers Kostas Karamanlis and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
. It was completed in September 2007. The pipeline was officially inaugurated on 18 November 2007. 14 July 2009, Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD
signed an agreement with DEPA and Edison S.p.A.
on setting up a company to construct and operate the branch pipeline Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria with capacity of one billion cubic meters of gas per year.
after Greece-Italy pipeline
becomes operational. Also proposed West Balkan pipeline and Trans-Adriatic Pipeline
are planned to be supplied from the Turkey-Greece pipeline. There is a plan to build an 160 kilometres (99.4 mi) long branch pipeline between Komotini
and Stara Zagora
in Bulgaria.
Karacabey
For the horse breed, see Karacabey .Karacabey is a town and district of Bursa Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is located just west of the Simav River near its confluence with the ....
in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and runs to Komotini
Komotini
Komotini is a city in Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace and of the Rhodope regional unit. It is also the administrative center of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture. The city is home to the Democritus University of Thrace, founded in 1973...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
History
The agreement between Turkish gas company BOTAŞBOTAS
BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation is the state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company in Turkey. The company was established in 1974 as a subsidiary of Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı...
and Greek gas company DEPA was signed on 28 March 2002. The intergovernmental agreement to build a natural gas pipeline between countries was signed on 23 December 2003 in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
. The foundation of pipeline was laid on 3 July 2005 by the prime ministers Kostas Karamanlis and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...
. It was completed in September 2007. The pipeline was officially inaugurated on 18 November 2007. 14 July 2009, Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD
Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD
Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD is a state owned energy holding company in Bulgaria. It was incorporated on 18 September 2008 after renaming Bulgargaz Holding EAD...
signed an agreement with DEPA and Edison S.p.A.
Edison S.p.A.
Edison S.p.A is the fifth largest energy company in Italy in the field of electricity and natural gas. It produces, imports and sells electric power and hydrocarbons.-History:...
on setting up a company to construct and operate the branch pipeline Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria with capacity of one billion cubic meters of gas per year.
Technical description
The length of Turkish section is 210 kilometres (130.5 mi), of which 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) are under the Marmara Sea. The length of Greek section is 86 kilometres (53 mi). The diameter of pipeline is 36 inches (914.4 mm) and the capacity is 7 billion cubic meter (bcm) of natural gas per annum. In 2012 the capacity will be expanded to 11 bcm, of which 8 bcm will be delivered to ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
after Greece-Italy pipeline
Greece-Italy pipeline
The Greece–Italy pipeline is a planned natural gas pipeline for transportation of natural gas from Caspian region to Italy. It is a part of the Interconnector Turkey–Greece–Italy.-History:The feasibility study of the pipeline was conducted in 2003...
becomes operational. Also proposed West Balkan pipeline and Trans-Adriatic Pipeline
Trans-Adriatic Pipeline
Trans Adriatic Pipeline is a proposed pipeline project to transport natural gas from Greece via Albania and the Adriatic Sea to Italy and further to Western Europe.-History:...
are planned to be supplied from the Turkey-Greece pipeline. There is a plan to build an 160 kilometres (99.4 mi) long branch pipeline between Komotini
Komotini
Komotini is a city in Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace and of the Rhodope regional unit. It is also the administrative center of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture. The city is home to the Democritus University of Thrace, founded in 1973...
and Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and a nationally important economic center. Located in Southern Bulgaria, it is the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province...
in Bulgaria.