Press releases

DESFA’s ongoing auction process for booking unloading slots and re-gasification capacity at the Revithoussa LNG Terminal has garnered significant market interest. The fact that all but four slots for the period 2025-2030 have already been booked is indicative of the high demand, as well as a confirmation of Revithoussa’s critical role for the energy efficiency of Greece and...

Four major Greek banks, Piraeus Bank, National Bank of Greece, Alpha Bank, and Eurobank, employing EU Recovery and Resilience Greece 2.0 loans, reiterated their support for the development plan of the National Natural Gas System (NNGS) and the role of DESFA in establishing Greece as an energy hub in the wider region and advancing the country’s decarbonization through scaling up the...

Reaffirming its commitment to sustainable development and transparency, DESFA published its second ESG report for the year 2023. Through a comprehensive sustainability strategy, DESFA integrates environmental, social, and governance principles into its business framework, achieving notable results that reinforce its role in Greece’s energy transition. The 2023 report provides a...

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...