After a month-long election campaign Serbia Vote in the early parliamentary elections this Sunday. The country is waiting eagerly, but waiting for its nationalist president Aleksandr VucicAlso it’s time blinking to some of its allies. The latest was last weekend’s announcement that Belgrade had completed construction of the section that would allow this. connecting to a gas pipeline your neighbor’s BulgariaBelgrade provides this It will reduce dependence on Russia. And that’s what happened European Union (EU).
The announcement was made at a ceremony in Niš, Serbia, attended by the presidents of Bulgaria and Serbia, Rumen Radev and Ilham Aliyev, respectively. Azerbaijan. Exactly from this last country Where does the gas come from? As announced, it will cover the new part of the infrastructure with an extension of approximately 170 kilometers on the Serbian side and 60% of needs from the country.
The announcement came just days after Serbia announced an agreement with Baku to acquire approximately $1000,000 worth of the company. 400 million cubic meters Annual gas consumption from 2024. “With this connector alternative gas sourceIn addition to Russian gas,” said Serbian Energy Minister Dubravka Diedovic Handanovic.
Uncertainties
With everything, RussiaSo far almost the only gas supplier to Serbia will continue to check Serbia’s main hydrocarbon company Nafta Industrija Srbije (NIS) so far one of the most profitable companies from the country. What some within the Serbian opposition consider to be the usual “two-seat game” of Vucič’s formation, the Serbian Progressive Party, which has been in power since 2012.
The criticism did not hurt the signatories’ polished messages. “Today we changing the map Bulgarian President Radev said, “Energy of Europe.” “This (new chapter) is important for the whole region. The war in Ukraine made us think about (the importance of) some issues good relations between neighborsAliyev said, “If our gas exports to Europe in 2021 are just over 8 billion cubic meters, the supply volume this year will reach around 12 billion cubic meters.”
Baku’s interest in the region began about ten years ago, with the reactivation of the Trans Adriatic Gas Pipeline project, which today brings Azeri gas to Italy. But apparently it was the war in Ukraine that dealt him the final blow. Ukraine and EU strongly supporting the project and paid most of the cost. Special, the EU he provided It gave about 50 million euros in subsidies and 25 million euros in loans, while Belgrade paid only 22.5 million euros.