North Macedonia–Albania Gas Pipeline

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North Macedonia–Albania Gas Pipeline is a proposed gas pipeline running from North Macedonia to Albania.[1]

Location

The proposed pipeline would start near Bitola, North Macedonia and run to Albania.[1][2]

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Project details

  • Operator:
  • Parent company:
  • Capacity: 56 GWh/d[1]
  • Length: 135 km[1]
  • Diameter: 500 mm[1]
  • Status: Proposed[1]
  • Start year:
  • Cost: €94 million (US$107 million)[1]
  • Financing:
  • Associated infrastructure:

Background

The pipeline project has been beset by delays and was reportedly not progressing as planned in 2024. In 2025 Albanian and North Macedonian ministers met and signed a memorandum of understanding, reaffirming their desire to move forward with the project.[3][4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Eastern Europe Natural Gas Partnership (May 26, 2021). "Catalog of Potential Eastern European Natural Gas Investment Projects in Support of the Three Seas Initiative" (PDF). United States Energy Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. GrantThorton (April 2020). "Gas distribution network in North Macedonia: Update of Feasibility study" (PDF). European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Retrieved September 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "North Macedonia must ditch its unrealistic gas plans" (PDF). CEE Bankwatch Network. 2024-02-15. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  4. "Bozhinovska – Balluku Meeting: The Interconnector Between the Two Countries, a Priority for Regional Energy Network Integration". Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources of North Macedonia. Retrieved 2025-09-10.

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