Serbia is moving forward with plans to build two gas interconnections with Romania and North Macedonia, aiming to diversify energy supply routes and increase energy security, according to Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Đedović Handanović.
The interconnection with Romania is expected to be completed in about two and a half years and will connect Serbia’s Mokrin hub with Romania’s BRUA gas pipeline. The project also includes extending the pipeline from Mokrin to Belgrade and a 13.5-kilometer section to the Romanian border. The pipeline will have an annual capacity of 1.6 billion cubic meters. A memorandum of understanding between Srbijagas and Romania’s Transgaz was signed in June, with a joint implementation plan expected to be presented in September 2025.
The interconnection with North Macedonia is scheduled for completion in about three to three and a half years. It will link southern Serbia with the gas networks in Greece and provide access to the TAP and TANAP gas pipelines. Srbijagas and North Macedonia’s gas operator Nomagas signed a memorandum confirming the technical details, including a 70-kilometer pipeline (47 kilometers in Serbia and 23 kilometers in North Macedonia) with a diameter of 500 millimeters, a nominal pressure of 55 bar, and a two-way flow capacity of 1.5 billion cubic meters per year.
These projects aim to reduce Serbia’s dependence on a single supplier, provide better negotiation leverage on prices, and integrate the country into the wider European energy market. The gasification of additional municipalities in Serbia is also planned as part of the projects.
