House of Peoples of FBiH Parliament to Discuss Amendments to the South Interconnection Law Today

(Patria) - An extraordinary session of the House of Peoples of the FBiH Parliament will be held today, with only one item on the agenda: the Bill on Amendments and Additions to the Law on the Gas Pipeline "South Interconnection Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia" – urgent procedure.

The House of Representatives adopted the amendments to the Law at an extraordinary session on April 8, with 79 votes in favor, two against (SBiH), and one abstention.

The amendments to the law plan new branches to the gas pipeline, specifically from Kladanj to Tuzla.

The name of the investor, the American company AAFS Infrastructure and Energy LLC, registered in Sarajevo and wholly owned by the American company AAFS Infrastructure and Energy LLC, is being introduced into the text of the law, and BH-Gas, the public company that was supposed to be the project holder, is being eliminated.

While awaiting the adoption of the amendments and additions to the law in the House of Peoples, the FBiH Government has already adopted the text of the Agreement with amendments and sent it to the Council of Ministers of BiH before the House of Peoples concluded the adoption procedure for the amendments.

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia must sign an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of the South Interconnection gas pipeline, and the signing itself is planned for the end of April. However, the Presidency of BiH also has a role in intergovernmental agreements, and it is, at least for now, lagging behind events.