Under the project, GDF Suez Energy Romania will build 16 new gas pipelines in Bucharest with a total length of 70.4 kilometers, the ministry said.
The project is part of the priority Axe 4 program co-financed by the European Union. (EUR1=RON4.4408)
Romanian Economy Ministry has awarded a 66 million lei (EUR14.8 million) financing to the local unit of French utility GDF Suez for upgrade works at the Bucharest natural gas network, the ministry said in a statement.