Construction work on the third section of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Transmission Corridor, stretching from Obrenovac to Bajina Bašta in Serbia with a total length of 109 kilometers, has officially commenced.
According to Dubravka Đedović Handanović, Minister of Mining and Energy, around 100 million euros will be invested in this project, which will increase the reliability of electricity supply in western Serbia and strengthen interconnections with neighboring countries.
“With the construction of the Trans-Balkan Corridor, we have already connected with Romania, and upon completion of the entire project, we will further strengthen our connection with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, and eventually with Italy,” the minister stated, adding that this corridor is also important for connecting the future Bistrica pumped-storage hydropower plant.
She also noted that over the next five years, Serbia faces significant investments in the transmission network, including the construction of the Pannonian Corridor toward Hungary.
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Jelena Matejić, General Director of EMS AD, said that the total value of constructing the entire Trans-Balkan Corridor exceeds 200 million euros. This includes 323 kilometers of 400 kV transmission lines, the upgrading of two substations to higher voltage levels, and the expansion of transmission fields in three substations.
“In addition to this third section, we also have the fourth one ahead, for which funding has been secured, and it is expected to be completed by 2028,” Matejić stated.
Work on the third section includes the construction of a 109-kilometer transmission line with 309 towers, the installation of two new transmission fields at the Obrenovac substation, and the upgrading of the Bajina Bašta substation to a 400 kV voltage level. The total value of this section is approximately 100 million euros.
The project is financed by a KfW Bank loan of 64.5 million euros, a donation from the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) of about 21 million euros, and own funds from EMS AD. The construction of the Trans-Balkan Corridor is financially supported by the European Union and the German Government.
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