Serbia received its first gas shipment on Wednesday from the TurkStream pipeline project, which connects Russia to Europe, according to Serbian radio and television.
The commercial opening of the section of the pipeline that runs through Serbia from the Bulgarian border and then towards Hungary will be on January 1.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić will attend the opening in Gospodjinci in the municipality of Zabalj.
The Serbian section, from Zajecar to Horgos, is about 403 kilometers (250 miles) long and distributes Russian gas through Turkey and Bulgaria. Its capacity is 15.75 billion cubic meters per year.
The 930-kilometer-long TurkStream pipeline will transport Russian gas under the Black Sea through Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary, with another section reaching Turkey.
The project in question is the largest-diameter offshore gas pipeline in the world, with a capacity of 31.5 billion cubic meters per year.
