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Montenegro hopes to get access to Southern Gas Corridor shortly - state secretary (Exclusive)

Oil&Gas Materials 2 February 2022 12:33 (UTC +04:00)
Montenegro hopes to get access to Southern Gas Corridor shortly - state secretary (Exclusive)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.2

By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:

Montenegro hopes to get access to Southern Gas Corridor shortly.

“Montenegro still don't have any natural gas supply, but we hope we will access as soon as possible,” State secretary for energy and mining Marko Perunović said in an exclusive interview with Trend.

He noted that the Ionian Adriatic Pipeline (IAP), which is supposed to be connected to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the European leg of the Southern Gas Corridor, is one of the most important energy projects Montenegro has been trying to develop.

“We are strongly focused on green energy transition and we are developing few renewables projects, which we hope will be finished in next 2-3 years. At the same time, we are very committed to natural gas, knowing that it will be most important energy base in the period up to 2050, giving stability of the system,” added Perunović.

He pointed out that the last update according to IAP - basic design is completed and “we started talks with our neighbors to form regional company to handle IAP project.”

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 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).

TAP transports natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea to Europe. The 878 km long pipeline connects with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Turkish-Greek border in Kipoi, crosses Greece and Albania and the Adriatic Sea, before coming ashore in Southern Italy.

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