Press releases

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between DESFA (Greece), Bulgartransgaz (Bulgaria), Transgaz (Romania), FGSZ (Hungary), ICGB (Bulgaria) and Gastrade (Greece) with the purpose of their mutual cooperation for the realization of the Vertical Corridor, which will enable bi-directional flows of natural gas from North to South and from South to North. The signing of...

The start of the operation of the floating natural gas storage unit (FSU) installed by DESFA in Revithoussa is marked by the unloading of the first LNG cargo by MYTILINEOS. The transshipment of the over 140,000 m3 LNG cargo at the FSU “GASLOG ATHENS” that DESFA has leased by GASLOG is being completed within the next days with a Ship-to-Ship (STS) unloading process from the vessel...

The National Natural Gas System Operator (DESFA) S.A. and the Hellenic Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (ELINYAE) signed on Monday, October 31, 2022, a memorandum to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations in matters of health and safety at work. The Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by the Chief Executive Officer of DESFA, Maria Rita Galli and the...

The Revithoussa LNG Terminal (Ag. Triada entry point) was the main entry gate for natural gas in the country during the first 9 months of 2022, covering 42.62% of all imports. A historic record for Revithoussa, with 60 vessels from 6 countries unloading 27.85 TWh of LNG between January and September 2022 13.47% increase in total natural gas demand (including exports)...

Another energy infrastructure was launched by DESFA, further upgrading Greece’s energy profile. The new LNG Truck Loading Station in Revithoussa offers a flexible solution for the road transport of significant amounts of energy, simulating a virtual pipeline, to off-grid areas and users, through the loading of specially designed liquefied natural gas trucks. In...

A Tripartite Cooperation Agreement for the development of a Biomethane Pilot Project with injection into the National Natural Gas Transmission System was signed on Monday, September 12 between DESFA and the companies Polyeco and Ergoplanning. The relevant Cooperation Agreement marks the opening of the specific market, based on a specific action plan and a defined schedule, with the...

DESFA suffered a cyberattack on part of its IT infrastructure by cybercriminals that have tried to gain illegal access to electronic data, with a confirmed impact on the availability of some systems and possible leakage of a number of directories and files. We have managed to ensure and continue the operation of the National Natural Gas System (NNGS) in a safe and reliable way. The...

The Company with the corporate name “Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator S.A.” and the distinctive title “DESFA” (General Commercial Registry No.: 7483601000) announces that the annual Ordinary General Assembly of the Shareholders of 17.07.2022 has resolved the reduction of the Capital of the Company by an amount of seventy-two million eight hundred and...

3.84% increase in the total demand for natural gas in Greece in the first half of 2022 compared to the corresponding period last year. Natural gas exports increased by 134.33% compared to the same period in 2021. Revithoussa LNG Terminal (Ag. Triada entry point) was the main natural gas entry gate into the country during the first half of 2022, covering 44.5% of all...

The prospects of hydrogen in the energy mix of Greece was the main topic of discussion at the Conference titled “Building up the Greek Hydrogen Value Chain” which was co-organized by DESFA and the MSc in Energy: Strategy, Law & Economics of the University of Piraeus on Monday, July 4th, 2022, in Athens. With recent developments calling for an...