Transgaz Brings Natural Gas to Serbia
Transgaz CEO Ion Sterian recently had a meeting in Bucharest with the management of the counterpart state-owned company ‘Srbijagas’, represented by CEO Dušan Bajatović, to discuss details of the construction of the gas interconnector between the two neighbouring countries.
“Today’s discussions were thorough and practical. This followed the meeting two weeks ago, when the Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the project to build a gas interconnector between Romania and Serbia,” Transgaz CEO said.
“Serbia will build three gas pipelines, 13 kilometres long from the border to Mokrin, 35 kilometres from Mokrin to Banati Zvor (gas storage facility) and 110 kilometres from Banati Zvor to Pančevo near Belgrade. We are going to have a new meeting in Timisoara on September 22-23 in order to establish the work and implementation schedule,” Ion Sterian emphasized.
The project ‘Interconnection of the Romanian National Gas Transmission System with the similar gas transmission system in Serbia’ involves the construction of a new gas transmission pipeline that will connect the BRUA gas transmission pipeline to the Mokrin Technological Node in Serbia.
In early August, Ion Sterian said that if things go well, he expected the investment to be completed by 2028.
The gas pipeline will have a capacity of 1.6-2.5bcm. On Romanian territory, the gas pipeline will be connected to the BRUA Phase I pipeline (Petrovaselo, Timis County) and will be 85.56 km long (border between Romania and Serbia – Comlosu Mare, Timis County). There will also be a metering station at the border.
“All localities through which this pipeline will pass will be connected to the gas network. We have already provided the administrative-territorial units with the provisional approvals for connection, following to also provide them with the technical approvals for connection. Serbia wants to diversify its gas sources, and Transgaz can ensure the transit of gas from the Caspian Sea, LNG from terminals in Greece and Turkey, gas to be exploited in the Black Sea. I am sure the market will adjust all gas volumes,” Ion Sterian said.
The gas pipeline will cross, on the territory of Romania, the following administrative-territorial units: Recas, Lenauheim, Remetea Mare, Giarmata, Pischia, Sanandrei, Ortisoara, Satchinez, Biled, Sandra, Gottlob, Comlosu Mare. The pipeline will be designed to ensure a reverse gas flow of at least 1.6 bcm/year (183 000 Scm/h).
