Szabolcs I Ferencz, who heads Hungarian gas transmission system operator FGSZ Földgázszállító, told MTI the interconnector project would be completed by October 1. Around 15 km of pipeline is being constructed in Hungary for the interconnector, at a cost of about HUF 20 billion, he added.

Dusan Bajatovic, the chief executive of Serbian- and Russian-owned Gastrans, said the interconnector would deliver gas arriving in Turkey to Central Europe via Bulgaria and Serbia.