North Macedonia and Serbia to sign gas interconnector agreement tomorrow
Agreement to start the Macedonia–Serbia gas connection will be signed tomorrow; prime minister says link aims to carry LNG from Alexandroupolis to Central Europe by early 2028.
North Macedonia and Serbia will sign an agreement tomorrow to launch construction of a gas interconnector that will link the two countries’ pipeline systems, the Macedonian prime minister said ahead of the signing ceremony that he will attend.
In an interview broadcast on Sunday on Breitbart News, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said North Macedonia aims to be connected to the LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis by the start of 2028 and to use the interconnector network to enable transport of U.S. gas to Serbia and Central Europe.
Planned capacity and the northern route
“We are now building the interconnectors that will link the country with Greece and practically that pipeline will lead to the LNG terminal in Alexandroupolis. We have reserved four capacities at the terminal. But that will not be enough, so we are also investing in the northern interconnector pipeline that will connect our national gas grid with Serbia's,” Mickoski said.
He said the Alexandroupolis route, combined with the planned northward link through North Macedonia and Serbia, could reach Central Europe up to Hungary and Austria.
Mickoski put the planned capacity of the new interconnector at between three and six billion cubic metres a year, saying that amount could make the project a regional competitor to Russian gas supplies.
He added that the project could support plans promoted by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for exports of liquefied natural gas via the Alexandroupolis terminal to Central Europe, while North Macedonia will finance development of the northern interconnector from its own budget.
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