The project to extend gas supply to an additional 20,000 households in Kragujevac, valued at 44 million euros, is set to begin in ten days. The agreement for business and technical cooperation on the Gasification Program of Kragujevac was signed by the city’s mayor Nikola Dašić, the general director of JP “Srbijagas” Dušan Bajatović, and Miloš Milićević, representing the company “DM Invest” from Smederevska Palanka, selected as the strategic partner for this crucial infrastructure initiative.
Mayor Dašić emphasized that Kragujevac is embarking on a full gasification process for the first time, despite early steps taken in the 1980s. He described the project as strategically important, promising significant ecological and infrastructural benefits. The gasification will cover every village, neighborhood, and zone of Kragujevac, and from an environmental standpoint, it offers a major opportunity to tackle one of the city’s largest sources of air pollution — individual wood-burning fireplaces.
Dušan Bajatović, general director of Srbijagas, announced that work on the comprehensive gasification of Kragujevac will start within ten days. He noted that the extensive infrastructure project is expected to be completed in three and a half years and will bring substantial environmental and economic benefits to the region.
Bajatović highlighted that this is not the first gasification project in Kragujevac, reminding that the gas supply for the Stelantis factory (worth six million euros) and the Siemens factory (around two million euros) have already been completed. Additionally, work will soon commence on relocating gas infrastructure due to the construction of the city bypass — an investment of eight million euros — along with a further 2.5 million euros allocated for the distribution network. This program will ensure full gas coverage for Kragujevac, connecting roughly 20,000 new individual consumers alongside industrial facilities and small businesses.
He underlined the environmental importance of eliminating individual fire pits to reduce pollution and noted the growing recognition of the investment’s value, not only ecologically but economically as well. Bajatović also informed the city leadership about the Serbian government’s decision to cancel the entire debt of “Energetika” from Kragujevac.
During a public hearing, local citizens, business representatives, and municipal officials raised no objections to the proposed Gasification Program, which was subsequently unanimously approved by the Kragujevac City Assembly, reflecting broad social support for the initiative.
Currently, natural gas is used by approximately 16,000 households and businesses in Kragujevac. This new program plans the construction of a gas network to accommodate over 20,000 additional users. The project will be executed in stages over a ten-year period from 2025 to 2035. It represents one of the largest investments in communal services in Kragujevac in the coming decade, supporting the city’s ongoing commitment to cleaner energy and an improved quality of life for its residents.
