2023-12-10 13:20:20
The new gas pipeline between Bulgaria and the south of Serbia is operational. This is intended to reduce Serbia’s dependence on Russian gas imports.
With a view to broader gas supplies in Central and Southeastern Europe, a new gas pipeline has gone into operation in the south of Serbia, connecting the Balkan country with the neighboring EU country Bulgaria. The ceremonial opening at the Trupale node near Nis on Sunday was attended by the presidents of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, Bulgaria Rumen Radev and Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Serbian state television RTS reported.
Using the new pipeline, Serbia and other countries in Central and Southeastern Europe can now purchase natural gas directly from Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea region. This reduces the dependence of those countries on gas imports from Russia, which is waging a war of aggression against Ukraine. The pipeline is 170 kilometers long, of which 109 kilometers are in Serbia. It has a capacity of 1.8 billion cubic meters per year.
The construction time was just under a year. The cost of the Serbian section is given as 85.5 million euros. The EU supported the project with grants of EUR 49.6 million and loans of EUR 25 million. Serbia is not an EU country itself and has been negotiating accession since 2014. (APA)
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