State Takes Over Transportgas – Agreement on Transfer of Ownership Signed

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlovic signed, on May 28, with General Director of the state-owned natural gas provider Srbijagas, Dusan Bajatovic, an agreement between the Serbian government and this company, by which the ownership of Transportgas passes from Srbijagas to the Republic of Serbia, the government announced.

– By signing this agreement Serbia got an independent gas operator. There are many steps ahead of us, it is in the national interest to make investments in this sector efficient – the minister said.

General Director of Srbijagas Dusan Bajatovic said that it was important that the state got an independent transport operator. Srbijagas, in cooperation with the Serbian government and the relevant ministry, will actively work on fulfilling the requirements for accelerated gasification of Serbia, but also on implementing the restructuring plan, in order to fulfil the requirements for opening Cluster 4, said Bajatovic.

– The gas industry in the coming period should be of global importance for all those who want to invest in Serbia – he pointed out.

In accordance with the Action Plan for the reorganization of the public company Srbijagas, changes in the founding acts of Srbijagas and Transportgas Srbija, as well as the announcement of public competitions for directors of both companies, are to take place.

Ministarstvo rudarstva i energetike Republike Srbije

Transportgas Srbija doo Novi Sad

JP Srbijagas Novi Sad

Ministry of Mining and Energy

Transportgas

PE Srbijagas

Zorana Mihajlović

Dušan Bajatović

transfer of ownership