BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug.24
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
The construction of Serbia-Bulgaria gas interconnector Nis-Dimitrovgrad that will give access to Azerbaijani gas, can begin in September, Trend quotes Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlović as saying.
The deputy PM noted that the diversification of gas routes is equally important as the diversification of energy suppliers, ceenergynews reports.
“This gives us another direction of supply, but it is also important to work on the diversification of suppliers, because we do not know what the situation will be on the global gas market.”
Serbia seeks to diversify its sources of gas supply, and is interested in the possibility of supplying natural gas from Azerbaijan. This year, Serbia will start the construction of the Serbia-Bulgaria gas interconnection, which should become operational in 2023. With this interconnection, Serbia will be able to connect with other potential suppliers, including gas pipelines on the Southern Gas Corridor – TANAP and TAP.
The Southern Gas Corridor, which is comprised of Shah Deniz 2, the South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion, the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) became fully operational on December 31, 2020.
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG confirmed on Dec. 31, 2020 the commencement of gas flows from Azerbaijan. The first gas has reached Greece and Bulgaria, via the Nea Mesimvria interconnection point with DESFA, as well as Italy, via the Melendugno interconnection point with SNAM Rete Gas (SRG).
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