Djedovic: Gas interconnector with Bulgaria must be finished by autumn

BELGRADE - After a meeting with Srbijagas Director Dusan Bajatovic, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic said a natural gas interconnection with Bulgaria was due to be completed before the start of the next heating season.

"Since a Serbia-Bulgaria interconnection is of strategic significance for our country's energy security because we will diversify our gas supplies by building it, it is important to comply with the set timeframes and deadlines in order to finish the works before the next heating season," Djedovic noted.

A statement from the Ministry of Mining and Energy said Bajatovic had told Djedovic he would soon visit Bulgaria to inspect works on the Bulgarian stretch of the gas pipeline to see whether their pace was keeping up with the set timeframes.

The meeting also addressed the implementation of a project to build a Nis-Batajnica gas pipeline as the next stage of the interconnection with Bulgaria, and the next stages of a gas interconnection with North Macedonia were discussed as well, the statement said.