The construction of the Bulgaria-Greece gas grid interconnection is to start in March 2013, according to Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Borisov's statement came Monday at a joint press conference with his Greek counterpart Antonis Samaras. The gas grid interconnection was negotiated in April 2009, when Bulgaria and Greece signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the project.
The pipe is to be about 168.5 km long and to carry Azeri gas between Stara Zagora and Komotini. According to preliminary estimations, as cited by econ.bg, the cost of the project stands at EUR 149.5 M, Novinite reports.