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Benefits
Main Driver
Market Demand
Main Driver Explanation
This project is of great interest for the development of the natural gas sector in B&H, as its implementation would provide new route of supply B&H with
gas, with a possibility of diversification of supply sources and increase in security of supply of the existing transportation system of B&H, and especially in
the circumstances of the natural gas supply of the refineries Brod and Modrica and planned power plant (PP) Zenica and CCGT Kakanj, as well as the
expansion of the market and increase in the competitiveness of natural gas. The construction of this gas pipeline would enable the B&H gas transmission
system to connect with the Croatian gas transmission system through the pipeline from Slavonski Brod to Donji Miholjac, and then with the Hungarian
pipeline. It will connect BH market to the new LNG in Croatia and Baumgarten via Slovenia.
Benefit Description
It will be new interconnection, new entry point and transmission route for the needs of BH; it will be SoS and diversification of supply route for Bosnia and
Herzegovina. It will anable BH access to Croatian UGS.This project is an interconnection of the gas systems of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the
route Slobodnica-Brod-Zenica. The most important impacts and benefits of this project: 1. It provides viability and security of supply of Bosnia and
Herzegovina; 2. It provides diversification of supply routes and sources for the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina; 3. It provides development of the gas
market in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 4. Introducing an environmentally more acceptable energy source (replacement for firewood, coal, fuel oil and
complementary generation to renewable energy, and the potential for new CCGT and PP); 5. Reducing CO2 and SO2 emissions in the B&H and region and
facilitating economic development.
Barriers
Barrier Type
Description
Political
This project is politicaly very sensitive and depends on the agreement with Republika Srpska and agremments within B&H and its TSOs (BH Gas and
GasRES)
Intergovernmental Agreements
Agreement
Agreement Description
Is Signed Agreement Signature Date
Letter of Intent
between Plinacro and BH Gas for all projects of interconnection
Yes
06/04/2011
Memorandum of understanding
signed between Plinacro and BH Gas
Yes
26/06/2006
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