The World Bank has expressed its readiness to support projects in Serbia’s gas sector.
According to the Balkan bureau of Report, this was announced at a meeting between a World Bank delegation led by Stephanie Gili, Energy Manager for Europe and Central Asia, and Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy, Dubravka Jedović Handanović.
During the meeting, a new multi-year support package for Serbia’s energy sector was discussed.
It is noted that the programme provides for funding for the development of gas infrastructure, as well as continued investment in improving energy efficiency.
According to D. Jedović Handanović, the new programme will be implemented in several phases:
“The first phase involves the construction of a gas pipeline between Niš and the Velika Plana region, as well as the preparation of technical documentation for subsequent projects. These include the construction of the Mokrin–Belgrade gas pipeline, the creation of new gas storage facilities and the associated infrastructure. Our main objective is to complete the construction of two new gas interconnectors with North Macedonia and Romania within the next two years. This is important in terms of diversifying supplies and enhancing energy security. “As part of the World Bank programme, bottlenecks in the domestic network that affect the uninterrupted transport of gas will also be eliminated,” she noted.
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