N. Macedonia opens 84 mln euro tender for works on Greece gas link

The project involves the construction of a 67 km gas pipeline and the installation of the accompanying facilities, the notice published in the Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) showed on Friday.

The assignment is expected to have duration of 34 months.

The project is implemented with funds provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the notice read.

The deadline for submitting offers is February 1, 2024.

In 2021, the governments of North Macedonia and Greece signed an agreement for the construction of a cross-border natural gas interconnector.

North Macedonia does not have natural gas deposits and relies on imports from Russia transited through Bulgaria under a gas supply contract with Gazprom that will expire in 2030.

($ = 0.912927 euro)