BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 2. Underground natural gas storage facilities are an essential factor for the stability and security of natural gas supply, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Mining and Energy, Prof. Zorana Mihajlovic, PhD, told Trend.
“Serbia has one underground natural gas storage facility with a capacity of 450 million cubic meters; it is planned to expand it to a capacity of 700 million cubic meters. In addition, it has been agreed with Hungary that Serbia will store 500 million cubic meters of gas in this country’s storage facilities, which will enable the stability of supply during the upcoming winter.
One of our plans is to start a construction of an underground natural gas storage facility “Itebej” next year, with a capacity of 1 billion m3. The construction of this storage facility alongside the already existing one would ensure the security of supply of the domestic market and increase energy security,” said Mihajlovic.
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