Serbian Deputy PM and Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlovic said in Bucharest Serbia would prepare the design and technical documentation to build a 12.8 km transport gas pipeline from Mokrin, northeastern Serbia, to the Romanian border, which would enable the country to connect with Romania's Transgaz system and the BRUA gas pipeline.
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Mihajlovic met with Romanian counterpart Virgil-Daniel Popescu to discuss implementation of joint projects, advancement of cooperation in the renewable energy sector and construction of a gas interconnection.
She said connectivity in the gas sector and construction of new power generation facilities were priorities for Serbia.
"Serbia and Romania have traditionally good and friendly relations, which is an excellent foundation for discussions about future joint projects. This year, Serbia began the construction of a Nis-Dimitrovgrad gas pipeline, which will enable us to get gas also from an LNG terminal in Greece and from Azerbaijan, but our plan is to also connect with other neighbours through gas pipelines and make a gas connectivity map as that is the only way for us to achieve security in this sector," she said.
A gas interconnection between Serbia and Romania is a project of mutual interest, Mihajlovic said, adding that she believed its implementation would be accelerated.
"Our objective is to keep reducing energy production from dirty fuels and boost the percentage of generation capacities that use renewable energy sources. In our new investment plan, worth over 35 bln euros, in addition to the construction of a Djerdap 3 hybrid reversible power plant, we also want new solar and wind power plants. There is mutual interest in working on implementation of the Djerdap 3 project," a statement from Mihajlovic's ministry quoted her as saying. ■
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