The construction of a 67-kilometre section of the Greece-North Macedonia gas pipeline interconnector, extending from Negotino to the border with Greece began on Wednesday. 

An inauguration ceremony was held near Negotino city, attended by the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski, along with the ambassadors of the US, the European Union, and Greece to the country, as well as representatives from NOMAGAS, DESFA, SRBIJAGAS, EBRD, and the EIB.
The Greek section of the pipeline is 56 kilometres long and will run from Nea Mesimvria, Thessaloniki and reach the Evzonoi-Gevgelija border. From there, the cross-border section, 67 kilometres in length, will continue into North Macedonia, ending in the Negotino.

The gas interconector will have a total length of 123 kilometres. Its initial capacity will be 1.5 billion cubic metres per year, with the potential to expand to 3 billion cubic metres annually.
 

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