site.btaUPDATED LNG Terminal in Greece's Alexandroupolis Should Become Operational by October 2024 at Latest, President Radev Says

"The liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near Alexandroupolis is key to diversifying energy supplies and ensuring the security of the region. The implementation of the project among Bulgaria's top priorities, because through its infrastructure, LNG supplies from the US and other supliers are to be brought to consumers in Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Romania, Hungary, Moldova and Ukraine," caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov told a meeting with the management of the Greek project company Gastrade A. E. and representatives of some of the other shareholders in the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal project. Malinov is part of the official delegation of President Rumen Radev, who is paying an official visit to Athens, Greece.

Reporting on its performance Tuesday, the caretaker government of Dimitar Glavchev concludes that it has successfully completed its main task of organizing fair and transparent general and European Parliament elections.

Conferring with his Bulgarian counterpart Vladimir Malinov on Friday, Moldovan Energy Minister Victor Parlicov said that Moldova relies on Bulgaria to secure alternative gas supplies following the potential suspension of Russian natural gas deliveries through Ukrainian territory, the Bulgarian Energy Ministry said in a press release.