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Bulgaria · asset class
Pipelines in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has 29 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 33rd-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 0.6% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 20 operating and 8 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Bulgartransgaz (28) — Bulgartransgaz alone is named on 97% of them. Half of Bulgaria's pipelines in service predate 2020 (median commissioning year of the 11 with a known date), 8 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Beglej-Dermantsi-Batultsi-Kalugerovo Pipeline — Original Line, dating from 1975. 8 are in the pipeline, led by Gorni Bogrov–Novi Iskar Pipeline — Modernization and rehabilitation of the Bulgarian GTS-Phase 3, proposed. They account for 27% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Bulgaria.
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Who owns Bulgaria's pipelines
- Bulgartransgaz28 97%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1970s2
- 2010s3
- 2020s6
Median commissioning year 2020 · oldest Beglej-Dermantsi-Batultsi-Kalugerovo Pipeline — Original Line (1975) · newest Chiren-Butan Gas Pipeline (2024) · 11 of 29 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Gorni Bogrov–Novi Iskar Pipeline — Modernization and rehabilitation of the Bulgarian GTS-Phase 32028 · proposed
- Razlog-Bansko Gas Pipeline2029 · proposed
- AGRS Graf Ignatievo to Hisarya–Banya–Karlovo-Sopot Gas Pipelineproposed
- Rupcha-Vetrino Gas Pipeline2026 · construction
- Kulata-Kresna Gas Pipeline2026 · construction
- Piperevo-Pernik Gas Pipeline2026 · proposed
- Ihtiman-Gorni Bogrov Gas Pipeline — Replacement Line2028 · proposed
- Kresna-Piperevo Gas Pipeline2028 · proposed
How Bulgaria compares · pipelines by country
- 1. China1,108
- 30. Norway32
- 31. Venezuela32
- 32. Egypt31
- 33. Bulgaria29
- 34. Netherlands29
- 35. Bolivia26
- 36. Oman26
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in Bulgaria?
- OverWatts maps 29 pipelines in Bulgaria — 0.6% of the world's mapped total, the 33rd-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in Bulgaria?
- Bulgartransgaz is named as owner or operator on the most — 28 of 29 (97%). Next are .
- How old are Bulgaria's pipelines?
- The median commissioning year is 2020, across the 11 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Beglej-Dermantsi-Batultsi-Kalugerovo Pipeline — Original Line (1975); 8 came online in the past ten years.
- What new pipelines are being built in Bulgaria?
- 8 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Gorni Bogrov–Novi Iskar Pipeline — Modernization and rehabilitation of the Bulgarian GTS-Phase 3, Razlog-Bansko Gas Pipeline and AGRS Graf Ignatievo to Hisarya–Banya–Karlovo-Sopot Gas Pipeline.