In February 2025, domestic gas consumption (7.86 TWh) soared to a new high. In the first two months of 2025 consumption increased by 4.62 TWh, compared to the same period last year, due to a very strong increase in gas usage for electricity production (+72.5%). The first source of imports in the two months was LNG with a 51% share, maintaining the trend established since November 2024.
Consumption
February
According to the latest available data from DESFA, in February 2025 domestic gas consumption soared, reaching a new high since the beginning of data recording (2008) with 7.86 TWh. In fact, it surpassed the previous high recorded just a month earlier (7.68 TWh in January 2025). The upward gas trend had already started in October 2024.
In February 2025, gas consumption increased by 60.9% (+2.97 TWh) compared to February 2025. The largest increase in absolute terms came from electricity (+2.49 TWh), where the second highest monthly usage since 2008 was recorded in February. A much smaller increase was recorded from distribution networks (+0.61 TWh), between February 2024-2025, while in contrast industry saw a small decrease (-0.12 TWh).
First two months of the year
In the first two months of the year, total gas consumption was 15.54 TWh, up 42.3% (+4.62 TWh) compared to the same period in 2024 (10.92 TWh).
The overview in terms of gas growth for the two-month period is the same as for the month of February. The biggest impact was the huge increase in gas use in electricity (4.22 TWh or 72.5%). This was followed by a much smaller increase in networks (+0.53 TWh or 15.2%), while industry saw a decrease (-0.14 TWh or -8.7%).
In terms of shares in total consumption in the first two months of 2025, electricity covered more than 60% (64.6% or 10.04 TWh). This was followed by grids with 26.1% (4.05 TWh) and finally industry fell below 10% (9.3% or 1.45 TWh).
Imports
February
Total imports in February were 7.88 TWh, while exports from the IGB (Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria) exiting at Komotini and from Sidirokastro were zero.
With 3.62 TWh, the first source of imports was liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Agia Triada gate, while no imports were recorded from the Amfitriti gate[1], due to a technical problem that the terminal has been facing since the last days of January.
Imports from the Sidirokastro gate were lower (3.18 TWh) but remained the highest in five years for the month of February. Even lower were imports of Azerbaijani gas from TAP through the Nea Mesimvria gate at 1.09 TWh.
Imports through the fifth gateway at Kipoi continue to be zero since January 2024.
First two months of the year
As for the first two months of 2025, total gas imports were 15.75 TWh. The first source of import was LNG from the two entry gates (Agia Triada and Amphitriti) with a share of 51% (8.03 Twh). The second source was Russian gas from the Sidirokastro gate with 37.9% (5.97 Twh), followed by Azeri gas with a share of 11.1% (1.74 Twh).
This ranking was also valid in the first two months of 2024, with a smaller difference in the shares of LNG and Russian gas. Moreover, at that time there was only one LNG gateway, as the Alexandroupolis FSRU in Amfitriti came into commercial operation in October 2024.
Greece’s dependence on Russian gas
Fossil gas from Russia is imported into Greece in two different forms, either as gas through the Turkstream pipeline from the Sidirokastro gateway or in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG). For the first time, imports of Russian LNG were recorded in October 2022.
By mid-2023, Russian gas in total (from pipeline and LNG) became the first source of imports, reversing the trend set after the invasion of Russia to Ukraine and up to that point, when LNG from other countries had been a leading source. This trend was maintained for all the following months, until October 2024. A month later, in November, Russian gas dropped to second place, which continued until February 2025. It is worth noting that since November, Russian gas has been entering only by pipeline, while imports in the form of LNG are zero[2].
Comparison between EU-27 Member States
According to the latest available Eurostat data (January 2025)[3], Greece has experienced the largest percentage increase (+27.9%) in gas consumption between January 2024 and 2025. 9 Member States have also increased their gas consumption, but much less, while 16 Member States have decreased their gas use, with Latvia leading the way (-40.1%). As a result, the EU-27, on average, experienced a small decrease of 1.1% in gas consumption between January 2024-2025.
Read here the analyses of the previous months since the start of the EU reduction measures in August 2022.
[1] FSRU Alexandroupolis.
[2] Until January, when the latest data are published by Eurostat.
[3] Cyprus is not included in the comparison as it has zero gas consumption.