The contract is worth nearly RON300 million, the Economy Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The execution contract for the three gas compressor stations was won by a consortium of Romanian firms run by INSPET SA Ploiesti. Under the work calendar, the order for the start of works will be signed on April 14, 2018.
Transgaz SA, as the initiator of the BRUA project, obtained the right to effectively initiate the works for the construction of the gas pipeline, the company said. According to the project schedule, the first phase is due to be completed at the end of 2019. The pipeline route follows the general direction from south-east to west, crossing the counties of Giurgiu, Teleorman, Dambovita, Arges, Olt, Valcea, Gorj, Hunedoara, Caras-Severin and Timis.
The construction of a new European gas transmission corridor that will connect Bulgaria with Austria through Romania and Hungary (BRUA) will increase the security of gas supply in Europe and will reduce energy dependence at a European and regional level, thus allowing for the diversification of gas supply routes.