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DEPA – Dimosia Epichirisi Paroxis Aeriou
(ΔΕΠΑ – Δημόσια Επιχείρηση Παροχής Αερίου)
Type public Industry Natural gas Founded 1988 Headquarters Athens, Greece Area served SE Europe Revenue € ~1 billion (2009) Owner(s) 65% Government of Greece, 35% Hellenic Petroleum Website www.depa.gr DEPA (stands for:Dimosia Epichirisi Paroxis Aeriou, Greek: Δημόσια Επιχείρηση Παροχής Αερίου – ΔΕΠΑ, Public Gas Corporation) is the public gas supply corporation of Greece. It operates within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Development. In 2005, in order to liberalise the natural gas market, DESFA SA was created as a fully owned subsidiary to transport natural gas within Greece. Since then, DEPA sells gas to large consumers and to the gas supply companies. Natural gas is imported by pipelines from Bulgaria and Turkey and by liquified natural gas at the Revithoussa LNG Terminal.
DEPA is also the shirt sponsor for Thessaloniki based football club PAOK FC.
Gas distribution companies of DEPA
- ΕDA Attica : (Gas Distribution Company of Attica)
- ΕDA Thessaloniki: (Gas Distribution Company of Thessaloniki)
- ΕDA Thessaly: (Gas Distribution Company of Thessaly)
External links
Categories:- Oil and gas companies of Greece
- Energy company stubs
- Greece stubs
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