Its recent agreement DEPA Gazprom comes to confirm the role of the company as a strategic pillar for the country’s energy security.
With this agreement, the DEPA of Trading has secured favorable conditions that limit the economic risk and ensuring the stability of the supply of natural gas to a particularly uncertain international context.
Its benefits are not limited to accounting sizes, but they are acquired that supports the market, production and the national economy as a whole, proving that the differentiation strategy and investment in connections and infrastructure is the only way to shield the country against future challenges.
Energy Security: from theory to practice
Energy security is not self -evident, especially in a Europe that has been faced with unprecedented pricing and geopolitical pressures in the period 2021 – 2022. DEPA trading, taking advantage of its position as an institutional body, invests in projects and infrastructures that substantially enhance its energy stability.
Indicatively, participation in the Greek -Bulgaria pipeline (IGB) and the Alexandroupolis Floating Gas Station (FSRU) ensures access to multiple sources of supply and new gas routes. IGB operates as a new 3 billion cubic meter transport passage a year per year, while the FSRU makes Greece a gateway to LNG to Southeast Europe, reducing dependence on traditional suppliers.
At the same time, DEPA trading maintains a highly differentiated natural gas supply portfolio and starred in the LNG Spot Market to flexibly adapt to market conditions. At the same time, the company enters the RES with a pipeline of mature projects exceeding 800 MW, with a medium -term target of 1 GW.
Verticalization and development with multiple benefits
The strategy of verticalization is the second foundation that shields the group. The new unit in Larissa, a 792 MW power starring DEPA, along with participation in other thermal units, such as Alexandroupolis (840 MW) and Fier in Albania (174 MW), strengthen not only self -sufficiency but also regional interconnectedness. Through these synergies, the company reinforces Greece’s role as a reliable energy flow hub for the whole of Southeast Europe.
In the retail market, the company through the subsidiary gas – Hellenic Energy Company, continues to provide competitive gas and electricity solutions to hundreds of thousands of households and businesses, maintaining low invoices even in the most demanding conditions.
Alternative fuel and new technologies
The next day cannot be based solely on conventional fuels. In practice, DEPA trading invests in renewable fuels that will be part of a more viable energy mix. Production of the first compressed bio-CNG in collaboration with the cheese farm is an important step. The fuel is already available on the Fisikon Nationwide Network, contributing to cleaner transport with local production and circular economy.
In the same logic, the Greenh2orn program paves the way for the production and distribution of green hydrogen, starting with Kozani. At the same time, the support of the Small Scale LNG and the gasification infrastructure, such as the Unit in Dimitra Serres, brings energy closer to industries and areas that do not have access to the national network.
A strategy with continuity and institutional depth
The agreement with Gazprom shows in the clearest way that the trading DEPA is not limited to a management role. On the contrary, it combines a powerful negotiating position, know -how and flexibility, building step by step an integrated energy group. With investments exceeding € 1 billion by 2028, the company is not enough to monitor developments, but shapes them, placing Greece at the center of energy stability and green transition.
The source differentiation strategy, technology, RES and new fuels are no longer a wish list but constants that shield the domestic energy market. For DEPA Trade, this practically means: greater durability for the country, a shield for the end consumer and added value for the Greek economy.