PM Mitsotakis: Alexandroupolis INGS a new energy gateway for Greece, the Balkans and Southeastern Europe

“The Independent Natural Gas System of Alexandroupolis (INGS) is a new energy gateway for Greece, for the Balkans and for the Southeastern Europe as well as a beacon which sends a double signal. First, that with this very important project along with the other projects which are being implemented in Greece, we will be very soon in position to replace the natural gas from Russian sources. In parallel that our countries are ready to assume together a new key role to Europe’s energy map”, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday addressing the official inauguration of the start of the works for the new LNG terminal off the port city of Alexandroupolis.

“Moscow’s recent blackmails regarding the natural gas are now making the cooperation not only necessary but, I would say, urgent. Greece is a pioneer and has already taken care for its own national energy sufficiency and is of course willing to assist neighbouring countries as Bulgaria”, the Greek prime minister underlined.

Addressing the President of the European Council Charles Michel, the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and the US Ambassador, the Greek Prime Minister said that “Your presence here today signals the Balkan countries’ solidarity along with their alignment with Europe because our Peninsula can and have its own position in Europe’s energy transition strategy in order to address together the situation by building fruitful cooperations far away from deadlocked competitions. One very important step towards this direction is Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System”.

SOURCE; AMNA