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Serbia, North Macedonia working on gas interconnector project

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Serbia’s state gas company Srbijagas and North Macedonia’s gas transmission system operator Nomagas signed a memorandum of understanding expressing their intention to soon build a gas interconnector between the two countries. Srbijagas is also expected to present a plan for a gas interconnection with Romania.

The memorandum, signed by Srbijagas General Manager Dušan Bajatović and Nomagas Executive Director Muhamet Elmazi, confirms the pipeline’s border crossing point, an important step in preparing technical documentation and project implementation, according to a press release from Srbijagas.

The interconnector’s planned two-way capacity is 1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. The feasibility study, financed through the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF), is expected to be completed soon, according to a statement by Nomagas.

The interconnector’s planned capacity is 1.5 billion cubic meters

In North Macedonia, the interconnector would be connected to the existing Klečovce gas pipeline, and in Serbia, to a pipeline in Vranje that has already been built. Its total length would be approximately 70 kilometers – about 47 kilometers in Serbia and 23 kilometers in North Macedonia.

The memorandum reaffirms the political will expressed in a memorandum signed by the two countries’ relevant ministries in October 2024, particularly the importance of interconnecting energy markets, strengthening the security of gas supply, and diversifying supply routes, according to Srbijagas.

With this document, the two sides also declare their support for increased cooperation between Southeast European countries and the establishment of a regional energy market as part of the European Union’s internal energy market.

Serbia-Romania interconnector project to be presented in September

Srbijagas has also signed a memorandum of understanding with Romania’s national gas transmission system operator SNTGN Transgaz. On the sidelines of a meeting in Bucharest, the two companies’ top executives agreed to present a joint plan in September for a gas interconnection.

The project involves the construction of a new natural gas pipeline to link the BRUA pipeline in Romania with the Mokrin hub in Serbia. The plan is also expected to include the construction of a gas pipeline between Južni Mokrin and Belgrade, via the Banatski Dvor underground gas storage facility and the city of Pančevo, according to a press release from Srbijagas.

The Serbia-Bulgaria gas interconnector was put into trial operation at the end of 2023.

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