Costs related to BRUA Phase 1 project amount to EUR476 million and the project is due for completion in 2019.
BRUA Phase 1 project received financing of EUR179.3 million from the European Union, accounting for 40% of the eligible costs. In March 2018, the project had received pre-financing of EUR13.8 million from the EU.
BRUA Phase 1 entails the construction of the 479 km-long gas transmission pipeline Podisor-Recas; three gas compressor stations at Podisor, Bibesti and Jupa, each being equipped with two compression aggregates (one operational and one for backup), with the possibility of ensuring a bidirectional natural gas flow.
In October 2015, Transgaz had filed an application within the session for the submission of funding requests with a view to receiving a grant for the execution works on Phase 1 of the BRUA project.
BRUA Phase 1 is deemed a regional priority project. It is included in the CESEC (Central East South Europe Gas Connectivity) list to play a significant role in the increase in the security of gas supply and regional interconnectivity.