Tender procedures for Bulgaria-Greece gas link seen completed by end-April
Greece and Bulgaria will seek to accelerate the construction of a gas interconnector between the two countries, as all tender procedures are expected to be completed by the end of April, the Bulgarian energy ministry said on Monday. Bulgarian energy minister Temenuzhka Petkova and her Greek counterpart Giorgos Stathakis discussed the next steps in the implementation of the project, which would make it possible to put the gas interconnector into operation in 2020, simultaneously with the launch of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the energy ministry said in a statement.The ongoing tender procedures are for the selection of companies to build the gas link, supply the pipes and supervise the construction works, the statement added.ICGB, the company developing the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria project, was planning to complete the selection process in May, paving the way for construction work to begin in June.