The Gas Transmission Pipeline Bosiljevo - Ploče in Croatia has progressed accordingly: The construction of the 1st section Bosiljevo – Split is finished; 2nd section – Josipdol – Gospić the construction has started; the remaining three sections are in different phases of permitting. The funding is provided by Plinacro and the EIB. This pipe line represents the link to the Ionian Adriatic Pipeline and also facilitates the gasification of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In gas, one of the most important pipelines for the regional market is the Ionian Adriatic Pipeline for which an Intergovernmental Declaration for Ionian-Adriatic gas pipeline was initially signed between Albania, Croatia and Montenegro. In December 2008, Bosnia and Herzegovina signed also the Intergovernmental Declaration and by this has become party in the project; a MoU on implementation of this project between Swiss Company EGL and Plinacro Ltd. (Croatia) was signed in September 2007. In 2009 the pre- feasibility study (the technical part) was finalized and the market study is in preparation.
Gas Transmission Pipeline System connecting Hungary (Section I), Croatia (Section II) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Section III) made progress in the Sections I and II for which the construction is planned to start in December 2009, respectively already started in October 2009. Section III is the in the preparation phase with Preliminary design finished, EIA study in progress, Basic design in progress.
The developer of the Sava pipeline (Bosnia and Herzegovina) that represents part of the link between the Bosnian and Croatian gas network was selected in 2008. The EBRD has approved a €100 million loan for the project, which is contingent on the approval of the governments of both FBiH and Republika Srpska. In 2009, Srbijagas started negotiations with Slavija International, which holds the concession to build the gas pipeline through northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, to become an investor in the pipeline. The Sava pipeline may represent the link to the South Stream gas pipeline.
