Revised Invitation for Expression of Interest for the supply of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit for the Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System Project

The Project is being developed by the Greek utility company GASTRADE S.A. and comprises an offshore floating, storage and regasification unit (“FSRU”) for the reception, storage and re-gasification of LNG, a mooring and a system of a subsea and onshore gas transmission pipelines, through which natural gas will be delivered to the Greek National Natural Gas Transmission System (“NNGTS”) and onwards to the final consumers.

The FSRU will be stationed in the sea of Thrace, 17.6 km SW of the town of Alexandroupolis in NE Greece at an offshore distance of approximately 5.4 n.m. (10 km) from the nearest shore. The Pipeline will be connecting the FSRU to the NNGTS near the village of Amphitriti, 5.5km NE of Alexandroupolis.

The Project is included in the European Union list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) and is expected to be financed through own resources with possible co-financing from public funds. Public funds will be provided through the Greek Public Investment Programme, partly through national participation and partly through the European Union / European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), within the 2014-2020 programming period and under the Operational Programme “Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation”.

Revised experience, financial and technical eligibility criteria and requirements can be found here.

Please note that FSRU delivery timeline is now extended by 6 months.

Participants wishing to express their interest in this procedure are kindly requested to send all required information electronically to info@gastrade.gr to the attention of Mr. Andreas Diamandopoulos.

Deadline for receipt of Expressions of Interest is: 15/02/2019, 17:00 Athens time.