Romania-Serbia Interconnection Gas Pipeline

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Romania-Serbia Interconnection Gas Pipeline, also known as Arad-Mokrin pipeline, is a proposed gas pipeline in Romania and Serbia.

Location

The pipeline runs from Petrovaselo, Romania to Mokrin, Serbia.

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Project Details

• Operator: SNTGN Tranzgaz SA, Srbijagas
• Owner: SNTGN Tranzgaz SA, Srbijagas
• Parent: Transgaz, Srbijagas
• Current capacity: 1.2bcm/y
• Length: 97 km / 60.27 miles
• Diameter: 23.6 inches / 600 mm
• Cost: €53.76 million (US$61.28 million)
• Status: Proposed
• Start Year: 2023
• ENTSOG 2020 TYNDP Code: TRA-A-1268
• Associated Infrastructure: BRUA Gas Pipeline

Background

When completed, the pipeline will connect to the BRUA gas pipeline in Romania, giving Serbia access to reserves from a much wider European stock of natural gas.

In 2017, Balkan Energy reported that the pipeline was expected to be completed by 2026. But later reports stated that construction of the Romania-Serbia Interconnection Gas Pipeline was expected to take place between 2019 and June 2020 with commissioning taking place that same month. However, according to Energy Community, the project has not been commissioned as of December 2020.

The 2020-2029 network development plan of Transportgas Srbija LLC Novi Sad states the commissioning of the project is set for 2023. The 2021-2030 network development plan of Transgaz states the construction for the project is set to begin in 2022 with commissioning in 2023.

Following Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine, government officials from Serbia and Romania have highlighted the urgency and import of this project for decreasing Serbia's dependence on Russian natural gas. However, as of July, 2022, no change has been reported in the timeline for the project.