BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 16. Bulgaria will receive 440 million cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan from July through December 2022, Azerbaijan’s ambassador to this country Huseyn Huseynov told Fakti.bg, Trend reports.
“Bulgaria and Azerbaijan have a contract for supply of 1 billion cubic meters of gas per year. From December 31, 2020, Azerbaijani natural gas is delivered to Bulgaria via an alternative route through Nea Mesemvria [as the commercial flows via the Interconnector Greece-Bulgarian haven’t started yet]. Immediately after the commissioning of the IGB gas pipeline, Bulgaria will start receiving gas from Azerbaijan through the point in Komotini, from where the gas will be delivered in full volume at the agreed price,” said the envoy.
Huseynov pointed out that from July 1, 2022, about 2.6 million cubic meters of gas are exported to Bulgaria per day, which is the originally agreed full volume.
“In addition, in order to import additional quantities of natural gas to Bulgaria, Bulgargaz must agree with the supplier company from Azerbaijan on certain technical and commercial aspects of the supply,” the ambassador explained.
The IGB project is of key importance for increasing security of supply and for ensuring diversification of natural gas sources for Bulgaria and the region of Southeast Europe. At the regional level, IGB will provide access to the gas transmission network for Bulgarian municipalities and regions that didn’t have an option for connectivity. The interconnector with Greece is an entirely new route for the transmission of natural gas to Europe and will give Bulgaria and the region access to supplies from new sources. The project will connect the country with the Southern Gas Corridor and has excellent synergy with other major energy projects such as TAP, TANAP, EastMed and the LNG terminal at Alexandroupolis.
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