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Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina building interconnection to get Azerbaijani gas

Oil&Gas Materials 24 March 2021 11:00 (UTC +04:00)
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina building interconnection to get Azerbaijani gas

BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 24

By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:

Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are building an interconnection to get Azerbaijani gas, Trend reports with reference to Croatian Plinacro company.

The Southern Interconnection project envisages construction of a pipeline in the direction Dugopolje – Zagvozd – Imotski – Posušje – Tomislavgrad – Novi Travnik and a branch to Mostar.

Since Bosnia and Herzegovina has got only one entry into the gas transmission system, the Southern Interconnection project represents strategic importance for security of natural gas supply for this country because it provides diversification of supply routes and sources (through the LNG terminal on the island of Krk, the future Ionian-Adriatic Pipeline that will provide gas from the Caspian region and other supply routes that go through the Republic of Croatia) and further gasification of BiH, which will also result in an increase in the transit of natural gas through the Republic of Croatia.

So far Plinacro and BH-Gas signed several Letters of Intent and a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation based on which joint activities related to the development of interconnections between neighbouring countries are carried out.

Ionian Adriatic Pipeline can be connected to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) to transport gas to many countries in South-East Europe.

The pipeline with total length of 516 kilometers will stretch from Albania through Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, to split in Croatia.

The capacity of the pipeline will amount to five billion cubic meters of gas per year.

“Plinacro, Gas Transmission System Operator, is taking an active role in preparation and implementation of the IAP and are in contact with colleagues from Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Croatian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development told Trend.

“Further improving of interstate cooperation is in the interest for both of our countries and the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation certainly contributes to the development of bilateral relations. Its work is crucial in establishing direct contacts and activities of companies and other legal entities in line with the goal of encouraging investments and promoting the exchange of information in economic areas.”

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