January 19 (SeeNews) - Croatian state-owned gas transmission system operator Plinacro and Bosnia's BH-Gas have signed an agreement defining the point of the southern interconnection of the two countries' gas transmission systems, Plinacro told SeeNews.
The agreement has defined the pipeline route, enabling further work on the project documentation as well as obtaining building permits, Plinacro PR manager, Iva Kirinic Silov, told SeeNews in an e-mailed statement on Monday.
The development of the gas transit system is in accordance with the EU's Green Deal policy as it will lead to a decrease of CO2 emissions, the Croatian company said in a statement.
The southern interconnection will help Bosnia diversify gas supply sources and routes. Currently, Bosnia depends only on Russian gas deliveries which it receives at a single entry point via Serbia and Hungary.
The 160 km long route of the southern interconnection runs from Zagvozd in southern Croatia to Posusje and Travnik in Bosnia, with a branch to Mostar.
The project received the status of Energy Community Project of Mutual Interest (PMI) in 2016.
The proposed pipeline will be connected to two existing supply routes: Hungary - Croatia; and Austria - Slovenia – Croatia. It could also be connected to the LNG terminal on Croatia's Krk island, as well as the Ionian-Adriatic Pipeline (IAP), once it becomes operational.
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