Serbia to get another natural gas supply line through North Macedonia from Alexandroupolis in Greece – Memorandum on joint construction signed

Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said in Skopje today that the governments of Serbia and North Macedonia had signed a memorandum envisaging the joint construction of a gas pipeline, around 70 kilometers in length, which would have an annual capacity of approximately 14 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

At a joint press conference with Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski, Vucevic said that it represented an introduction to the construction of a new interconnector, the Government of Serbia announced.

He added that the intention was for Serbia to get another natural gas supply line through North Macedonia, running from Alexandroupolis in Greece, and recalled that Belgrade had made a strategic decision to diversify gas supply sources.

– Of course, we want to expand the number of partners who are interested in cooperating with us in the field of energy, which will certainly contribute to the greater energy stability of our country – the Prime Minister said.

Vucevic emphasized that gas was of great importance for Serbia for the production of electrical energy, for the operations of numerous foreign companies that operate in the country, but also for the supply of household.

He added that the Prime Minister of North Macedonia had suggested that an oil pipeline be built in parallel, which would mean a new oil supply route for Serbia.

Vucevic said that during the meeting with Mickoski, in addition to infrastructure, the issue of energy dominated and added that increasingly more electrical energy was consumed, due to the growth of the industry, but also the constantly increasing consumption by the citizens.

He stressed the importance of addressing climate change and aligning with the European Union’s green agenda, while ensuring that the Western Balkans did not lose its economic and energy potential.

Vlada Republike Srbije

Ministarstvo rudarstva i energetike Republike Srbije

Government of Serbia

Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia

Ministry of Energy Mining and Mineral Resources of North MAcedonia

Milos Vucevic

Hristijan Mickoski

Alexandroupolis

gas pipeline

construction of gas pipeline