Greek gas player Gastrade has resumed operations at the Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal, a few days earlier than originally envisaged.
The Greek company reported the resumption of the unloading and regasification services at the Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal on August 11.
The suspension of regasification services, which emerged in late January 2025, was due to a technical issue leading to the damage of the booster pumps onboard the FSRU.
At that time, the company said the terminal will resume unloading and regasification services on August 15, based on the progress of the remediation works and with a view to ensure the safest possible resumption of operations.
According to the company’s release, the services will become available at a maximum regasification capacity of 45.4 GWh/day including redundancy with respect to its booster pumps.
Gastrade said the above capacity will remain available until September 30, 2025, under specific operational and commercial conditions.
The current 25% limitation of the terminal’s nominal capacity will be lifted at the start of the new gas year, on October 1, 2025, although some operational restrictions may remain for a limited period thereafter.
Greece’s Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal began its commercial operation on October 1, 2024, marking a significant step in transforming Alexandroupolis into a major energy gateway for Central and Southeast Europe.
It is one of the most important energy projects at the European, Regional, National and local level, designed, built, owned and operated by Gastrade.
Gastrade emphasised the project’s critical role in enhancing energy security and diversifying energy supply routes for the region.
The Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal consists, apart from the FSRU, of a subsea and onshore natural gas pipeline which connects the FSRU to the National Natural Gas Transmission System (NNGTS) through which it will deliver natural gas to Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Moldova and Ukraine in the east, as well as Hungary and Slovakia in the west.
