Serbian Mining and Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic announced on December 3 that all the work has been completed and testing should begin this week on a "strategically important" interconnector to carry natural gas between Bulgaria and Serbia, an official statement said. Djedovic Handanovic said the 109 kilometers of new pipeline with a transmission station in Trupale would more safely provide a stable supply of gas to Serbia from sources "especially Azerbaijan." Russia provides most of Serbia's natural gas imports. President Aleksandar Vucic said last summer that Serbia was negotiating for 300-400 million cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Balkan Service, click here.
Serbian Minister Says Work On Gas Interconnector With Bulgaria Completed, Testing Imminent
Serbian Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic (second from right) and EU Ambassador to Serbia Emanuele Giofre (third from right) visit the site of a planned Serbia-Bulgaria gas interconnector earlier this year.