DESFA’s auction process for the commitment of unloading slots and gasification capacity at the Revithoussa LNG Terminal for the period 2023-2027 is attracting strong interest from both domestic and foreign users of the National Natural Gas System. Last month, the annual planning for the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 was finalized, while the relevant process for 2027 was recently completed.
2023
For the year 2023, all 26 slots offered were reserved and correspond to the unloading of a total quantity of 19TW. In overall, 8 users participated in the process, with all the offered slots being reserved by 4 domestic and 3 foreign users. Taking into account the auctions carried out in 2021, for the year 2023 in overall 43 slots have been reserved for the unloading of 36 TW from 4 domestic and 3 foreign users. The reserved Gasification Capacity for 2023 corresponds to 80% of the Maximum Gasification Capacity (regasification) of the Terminal.
2024
For the Year 2024, 25 of the 30 total offered slots were reserved for unloading a quantity of 17.5 TW. A total of 9 users took part in the process, of which 5 domestic and 3 international users bid. Adding the results of the 2021 auction, 5 domestic and 3 international users have reserved 40 of the 45 available slots, in order to unload a quantity of 32.5 TW in 2024. The reserved Gasification Capacity for 2024 corresponds to 72% of the Maximum Gasification Capacity (regasification) of Revithoussa.
2025
For the year 2025, 30 of the total 45 offered slots were reserved for the unloading of 25.5 TW by the 5 domestic and 1 foreign user who participated. The reserved Gasification Capacity for 2025 corresponds to 55% of the Maximum Gasification Capacity of Revithoussa.
2026
For the year 2026, 21 out of the 45 offered slots were reserved for the unloading of 16.5 TW by 3 domestic and 1 foreign user who took part in the process. The reserved Gasification Capacity for 2026 corresponds to 47%. This covers almost half of Revithoussa’s Maximum Gasification Capacity for 2026.
2027
For the year 2027, in the auction that was completed the previous days, 21 of the total 45 offered slots were reserved, with the participation of 1 domestic and 1 foreign user, reserving a total amount of 17 TW. The reserved Gasification Capacity for 2027 corresponds to 28% of the Maximum Gasification Capacity (regasification) of Revithoussa.
The significant interest of users forms a favorable condition regarding the security of supply of the country and the wider region, given the significant increase in exports to Bulgaria and the wider region of South-Eastern Europe, which has been recorded in the past year. The process of annual planning of unloading and capacity commitment implemented by DESFA from 2020 is based on purchase mechanisms (auctions) with the aim of the efficient use of the Revithoussa LNG facility, based on the changing conditions in the Greek and international LNG market.
