Standart: South Stream Bulgaria: Construction starts in early spring

The construction of the South Stream pipeline in Bulgaria will begin in early spring, Economy Minister Dragomir Stoynev informed, Standart daily reports. The constructors are only waiting for proper weather conditions, he noted.

The Minister explained that the talks between Russia and the other countries through which the pipeline will pass, represented by the European Commission will not stop the construction.

Work in Bulgaria will run simultaneously in many places, for the project to run as quickly as possible.

The project is of key importance for Bulgaria, as the Bulgarian economy relies on the benefits which will be brought by the South Stream. In fact, the country is expecting a 2% GDP growth as a result of the mega-project, the biggest of its kind Bulgaria has ever seen, the minister forecasted.

Currently the only worries about South Stream are merely organizational and logistical, he reassured.

The exact number of the builder candidates for the Bulgarian stretch is expected to be published today , the daily concludes.  MORE