Greece’s Natural gas transmission system operator-DESFA registered a record import of LNG quantities in the first nine months of the year, while at the same time, due to the energy crisis, households and businesses reduced their consumption of natural gas by 15%.
The above became known during the inauguration of the first LNG Tanker Reception and Supply Station in the Southeast Mediterranean at the DESFA terminal in Revythousa.
Greek shipping
The importance of LNG in energy security and the role of Greece was emphasized by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Yiannis Plakiotakis: “Greece plays a leading role in energy security and it is enough to point out that 25% of LNG Carriers worldwide belong to Greek shipowners”.
Record
DESFA CEO, Maria Rita Gali, emphasizing the importance of LNG in energy sufficiency in the midst of a crisis, announced that from the beginning of the year until September at the Revythousa terminal, a record of imports was broken with 60 cargoes of LNG. She added that based on this year’s available data, LNG corresponds to 40% of total natural gas imports. Ms Gali also announced the LNG filling of the FSU at Revythousa in two weeks, increasing the terminal’s storage capacity.
Domestic consumption
Moreover, during the event, DESFA executives made it known that gas exports through Greece have increased, while at the same time domestic consumption has decreased by 15% since last year.
LNH Truck Loading
The LNG tanker receiving station cost 7 million euros and was built by TERNA.
Through the station, tanker trucks with a capacity of 50 cubic meters will transport LNG to supply industries, cities that do not have access to gas distribution networks, as well as heavy vehicles and trucks.
The first regions to use LNG are Western Macedonia and Western Greece, while the first industries to install LNG tanks and gasification systems are the Fthiotida Paper Mill and the Kolios dairy in Kilkis
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