Serbia and Bulgaria to Build Gas Pipeline, Diversify Supply

Serbia and Bulgaria will build natural gas pipeline, linking networks and improving energy security for both countries that now have single supply routes.

Construction of the 180-kilometer (112 mile) pipe is to begin next year and take 18 months to complete, at an estimated cost of 100 million euros ($129 million) to 120 million euros, Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic told reporters in Belgrade today. The European Union-supported, two-way pipeline will have annual capacity of 2 billion cubic meters and the EU will support Serbia’s 60-kilometer section with a 10 million-euro donation, he said.