Press release


BULGARGAZ EAD LAUNCHES TENDER PROCEDURE FOR THE SUPPLY OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS FOR THE 2025/2026 AUTUMN-WINTER SEASON


In order to ensure the necessary quantities of natural gas for Bulgarian consumers during the upcoming autumn-winter season, today, September 16, 2025, Bulgargaz EAD has launched a tender procedure for the supply of four cargoes of liquefied natural gas to the LNG Terminal at Alexandroupolis, Greece.

According to the agreed annual program with the terminal operator Gastrade S.A., during the autumn-winter period, Bulgargaz will deliver 4 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the amount of 1,000,000 MWh each. The deliveries are to be made in October 2025, December 2025, January 2026, and March 2026.

Thirty-seven international companies (LNG traders and producers) that have expressed interest in previous tenders conducted by the company and have successfully passed the approval procedure of Bulgargaz EAD have been invited to participate in the tender procedure.

Offers for the cargoes scheduled for delivery in October and December this year has to be submitted on September 23, 2025, and for those in January and March 2026 - on October 3, 2025. The offers received will be evaluated according to a Methodology based on the criteria of lowest delivery price, delivery deadline, and payment method.

This tender is in implementation of one of the measures set out in the Governance Programme of the Republic of Bulgaria for the period 2025-2029, approved by a Decision of the Council of Ministers, which aims to "Guarantee the country's energy security."

 

Bulgargaz EAD

September 16, 2025