Poor benefits from Macedonian gas network

The first pipes of new gas pipelines have been installed these days around Serbia but it will be difficult to deliver a cubic of gas for us this way. In the north of Macedonia, yesterday, the construction of local Klecovce - Negotino at the Vardar started and today already at the Turkish – Georgian border, long-awaited TANAP gas pipeline is starting which will deliver gas from Azerbaijani to Turkey.

Trying to provide energy efficiency, both pipelines for Serbia, experts think, are of small importance.

In the north of Macedonia, in Klecovce village at Kumanovo, construction of the section of the main gas pipeline which would provide energy connection of Thermal central at Negotin at the Vardar with the border with Serbia and it would be ready for joining the main route of delivery of Russian gas for Europe though planned Turkish stream is starting in this country. The works on the construction of the main gas pipeline at the Klecovce – Negotino section will be carried out by Russian company Strojtransgaz.

- The section is a part of the project of construction of the National gas pipeline system in Macedonia – it was announced from the Shareholder company "Makedonski energetski resursi".

Russian company should build by June next year 61 km of route out of total 96,6 km. Total project value is USD 75,7 m, provided with the agreement of settling remaining clearing debt between former SSSR and SFRJ.

-Neither of the gas pipelines is solutions for Serbia - Vojislav Vuletic from the Association for gas explains.

Antic at the opening

The minister of mining and energy, Aleksandar Antic will attend The start of the works on the TANAP gas pipeline in Cars, , near the Turkish-Georgian border. The start of the works on the TANAP gas pipeline will be opened by presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan.