BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 14
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Works on Niš-Dimitrovgrad gas pipeline will start in Q4 2021, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mining and Energy, prof. Dr Zorana Mihajlović told Trend.
“The tender for supervision was published in January, and in March also the tender for a contractor. We expect that the procedures for the selection of contractors, conducted according to the EU rules, will be completed at the end of summer, and that we will start works in the last quarter of this year, so that the gas pipeline becomes operational in mid-2023. Just to mention that total length of the gas interconnection from Niš to Sofia is about 170 km, 109 km of which goes through the territory of Serbia,” she said.
Mihajlović noted that a loan agreement was signed with the European Investment Bank (EIB) in mid-May, completing the financial structure for the construction of the Niš-Dimitrovgrad gas pipeline.
“In addition to 25 million euros loan, almost 50 million euros had been previously provided through the EU IPA program, and the remaining funds will be provided by the state,” added the deputy PM.
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