Press Releases

On Sunday, October 20th, DESFA signed key Cooperation Agreements with Egypt’s leading natural gas companies, EGAS and GASCO, on the sidelines of the Mediterranean Offshore Conference (MoC) in Alexandria (October 20-22). The event, held under the auspices of Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, featured DESFA CEO Maria Rita Galli participating in a Leadership...

25.16% increase in domestic consumption, accompanied by a simultaneous 95.45% decrease in natural gas exports. Sidirokastro was the main entry point, covering more than half (54.25%) of total natural gas imports, surpassing Revithoussa terminal after two consecutive years. The US continues to be the country’s main source of LNG supply, accounting for 64.99% of total LNG...

The Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany, Dr. Robert Habeck, visited the facilities of DESFA, Operator of the Greek National Natural Gas System, at the Operation & Maintenance Center of Northern Greece in Nea Messimvria, Thessaloniki, one of the most important facilities in the National Gas...

DESFA inaugurated its Technical Training Centre in Nea Messimvria, Thessaloniki, today Friday, September 6. The Centre seeks to become a leading hub of innovation and excellence in green energy and sustainable gas network development, offering both theoretical and practical training to industry executives and technicians, paving the way for a sustainable...

A working meeting for the “Vertical Corridor” initiative was held for the second consecutive year in Thessaloniki on Thursday, September 5. The nine natural gas infrastructure operators involved in the project focused on the progress made, particularly the continued development of critical infrastructure at a national level, as well as the actions...

DESFA recently completed the development of the LNG Storage and Gasification Station facilities designed to supply the Central and Western Macedonia regions. The new LNG Station, which is the first regional LNG storage and gasification station to supply a local natural gas network in Greece, was officially inaugurated by DESFA on Friday, July 12,...

An increase in domestic gas consumption of 29.76% was recorded during the first half of 2024. A significant rise in natural gas consumption was observed in both industries and CNG consumers (+141.36%), as well as among power producers (+30.92%). Sidirokastro was the main entry gate for natural gas during this period, accounting for 50.76% of imports. The share of natural...

DESFA hosted today a hybrid event in Athens, within the framework of the “Vertical Corridor” initiative, bringing together Gas Transmission System Operators from across the Central East and Southeast Europe to discuss about the upcoming binding phase for the implementation of the pivotal expansion projects. The event honored with their presence Ms. Alexandra Sdoukou, Deputy...

δesfa+ Innovation Center, DESFA’s new initiative to support innovative projects in the energy sector, has completed its first Calls for Ideas. Two startups, Cognitiv+ and Irida Labs, have been selected to receive support & funding for the next phase of development of their projects, which is the Proof of Concept (PoC) stage. The ideas of...

Increase of domestic natural gas consumption by 30.91% compared to the same period last year. Natural gas consumption by electricity production units increased by 29.5%. Increase of 237.84% in natural gas consumption by large industries – connected directly to the transmission network – and by CNG consumers. The main gateway of natural gas into the country was...