The construction was delayed due to technical difficulties, Stoynev told an energy conference.
“This gas connection is expected to be under operation in June,” he said.
The gas interconnector, which will link the Romanian city of Giurgiu to Ruse in Bulgaria, was launched in the summer of 2011 and was due for completion in June 2013.
The project was valued at some EUR24 million, of which EUR9 million is provided by the European Union and EUR11 million by the Bulgarian authorities. Romania’s natural gas transporter Transgaz will provide the remaining funds.
The pipeline is expected to transport between 500 million and 1.5 billion cubic meters of gas annually.