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The Greek gas grid and Revithoussa LNG terminal operator said that LNG shipments during 2025 totaled 30.84 terawatt-hours, delivered by 49 LNG carriers.
This marks a 65 percent increase compared to 18.69 TWh, or 27 tankers, in 2024.
During January-November last year, LNG imports totaled 22.41 TWh, equivalent to 36 tankers.
This means fourth-quarter LNG imports reached 8.43 TWh, or the equivalent of 13 tankers.
Besides LNG imports, DESFA said its Revithoussa LNG truck loading service in 2025 was “dynamic”, confirming the growing market uptake of small-scale LNG solutions.
During the year, 707 LNG trucks were loaded, representing an increase of 171 percent compared to 261 LNG trucks in 2024, the Greek firm, owned by a consortium led by Snam, said.
The total volume handled amounted to 31,867 cbm of LNG, or 212,227 MWh of equivalent energy, recording an increase of over 174 percent compared to 2024.
DESFA said the increased use of the service reflects the demand for flexible LNG supply solutions for industrial consumers, off-grid areas, and markets.
US LNG supplies jump
US LNG volumes reached 26.56 TWh in 2025. representing an increase of 98.36 percent compared to 2024 and accounting for 86.12 percent of total LNG unloadings, DESFA said.
Nigeria supplied 1.37 TWh (4.44 percent), Egypt 1 TWh (3.24 percent), Algeria 0.98 TWh (3.18 percent), and Norway 0.93 TWh (3.02 percent).
DESFA said that total Greek natural gas imports in 2025 amounted to 78.88 TWh, recording an increase of 13.71 percent compared to 69.37 TWh in 2024.
The largest volumes were imported into the national natural gas system through the Sidirokastro entry point, which accounted for 44.6 percent of total imports (35.16 TWh). Greece receives Russian pipeline gas supplies via this point.
The Revithoussa LNG terminal was the second-largest source of imports, corresponding to 38 percent of total imports.
The 29.95 TWh, which were imported via Revithoussa, marked an increase of 63.3 percent compared to the previous year, despite the fact that the terminal was out of operation due to scheduled maintenance during the period May 22–June 11, 2025.
Via the Nea Mesimvria entry point, where natural gas is delivered through the TAP pipeline, 11.08 TWh were imported, covering 14.1 percent of total imports, while 2.69 TWh were imported through the Amfitriti entry point (Alexandroupolis FSRU), corresponding to 3.4 percent of total imports, DESFA said.
Greece’s Metlen Energy & Metals recently delivered its second US LNG cargo to Gastrade’s FSRU-based terminal in Alexandroupolis, destined to supply Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz.
This marked the sixth US-origin LNG cargo delivered to the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal since the start of its commercial operations.
Gastrade received the first LNG cargo at its FSRU-based terminal in Alexandroupolis in October 2025 following a technical issue in January 2025.
Exports surge
According to DESFA’s data, total natural gas demand in Greece, including exports, reached 78.75 TWh last year, up by 14 percent compared to 2024.
DESFA said that natural gas exports tripled compared to 2024, rising by 196.21 percent to 8.59 TWh from 2.90 TWh the previous year, strengthening the country’s transit role in the wider region.
Domestic natural gas consumption in Greece increased by 6 percent from 2024 to 70.16 TWh.