LONDON (ICIS)–Moldova has urged for increased capacity in reverse flow along the Trans-Balkan pipeline to facilitate larger regional gas imports amid energy curtailment risks.
Speaking to ICIS, Constantin Borosan, secretary of state in the country’s ministry of energy said Moldova is ready to find a solution to increase compression along the route for security of supply reasons.
Borosan said the capacity in reverse flow at the Grebenyky cross-border interconnection point with Ukraine should increase from just over around 4,5 million cubic metres (mcm)/day of interruptible capacity up to its technical firm capacity of about 10 mcm/day.
However, in order to facilitate the increase, upstream transmission system operators such as Bulgartransgaz would have to increase pressure on the Romanian border by running the Kardam compressor stations.
Published by: www.icis.com
Aura Sabadus
07-Sep-2023
