Significant increase by 30.03% in relation to 2023, the domestic consumption of natural gas in Greece was marked, according to the data of DESFA for 2024. This was contributed by the increase in consumption by electricity production units (+31.59%), by large industries and the compressed gas (CNG) stations connected directly to the National Transmission System, (+74.13%), as well as by residential consumers and businesses connected to the distribution networks (+4.83%).

Total demand, which in addition to domestic consumption also includes exports, increased by 2.23%, reaching 69.11 Terawatt hours (TWh) from 67.6 TWh in 2023. Domestic consumption reached 66.2 TWh from 50.91 TWh, while natural gas exports decreased by 82.56% from 16.69 TWh the previous year. Despite the year-on-year decline, exports recorded a significant increase in the last quarter of 2024 – from 0.66 Terawatt-hours (TWh) in the nine months of 2024 to 2.91 Terawatt-hours (TWh) at the end of the year – mainly due to the start the commercial operation of the Alexandroupoli FSRU and the interconnection of the IGB pipeline with the National Natural Gas Transmission System Gas in Komotini.

Natural gas imports amounted to 69.37 TWhrecording an increase of 2.45% compared to 67.71 TWh in 2023. The largest quantities were introduced into the National Natural Gas System from the Sidirokastro Entry Point, rising for 2024 to a percentage of 51.6% (35.8 TWh ) on total imports. Regarding the contribution of the remaining entry points, the Revythoussa Terminal covered 26.43% of imports (18.34 TWh), followed by the entry point in Nea Mesimvria, through which gas is delivered from the TAP pipeline, which covered 18.07% of imports (12.54 TWh). Finally, 2.69 TWh were imported from the Amfitritis entry point (FSRU Alexandroupolis), a quantity corresponding to 3.87% of the total imports.

Regarding LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) landings carried out at the Revythoussa Terminal last year, they amounted to approximately 18.69 TWh from 27 tankers compared to 28.52 TWh from 41 tankers in 2023. The US remained the largest importer LNG in our country with 13.89 TWh (percent 71.64% of total LNG imports) from 19 tankers compared to 10.75 TWh from 17 tankers in 2024, an increase of 24.56%. In second place was Russia with 2.86 TWh (15.3%), with quantities recording a decrease of 65.87% compared to 2023. Algeria followed with 1.46 TWh (7.81%), while in last place for 2024 was Norway with 0.98 TWh (5.24%). Regarding the LNG Truck Loading service in Revythoussa, in 2024 261 LNG Trucks were loaded, transporting a quantity of 11,632 m3 of LNG or 76,704 MWh of equivalent energy.

Regarding the categories of natural gas consumers, the largest part of domestic consumption (68.65%) concerns the consumption of electricity production units, which recorded an increase of 31.59% compared to the corresponding period last year. Consumption by household consumers and enterprises connected to the distribution networks amounted to 17.71% of total domestic demand, recording an increase of 4.83% compared to the previous year. Finally, domestic industries and CNG stations, which are directly connected to DESFA’s high-pressure system, increased their natural gas use by 74.34% compared to 2023, covering 13.62% of domestic consumption for 2024.