(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Ayya Lmahamad
Azerbaijan will export about 600 million cubic meters of gas to
Bulgaria by the end of 2022, energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said,
Azernews reports.
He made the remarks during the meeting with Bulgarian Economy
and industry Minister Nikola Stoyanov, who is on a visit to
Azerbaijan.
“We discussed the commercial commissioning of #IGB and the gas
supply to #Bulgaria within the expansion of #TAP with Nikola
Stoyanov, Minister of Economy and Industry. It is predicted that
approximately 600 million cm of gas will be exported to Bulgaria by
the end of the year,' Parviz Shahbazov wrote on his official Twitter page.
Emphasizing that friendship and partnership relations with
Bulgaria have deepened through energy cooperation, the minister
noted that due to the non-readiness of the Interconnector
Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), Azerbaijan has supplied 555 million cubic
meters of natural gas to Bulgaria since last year.
Parviz Shahbazov also noted that daily gas supplies to Bulgaria
increased to 2.6 million cubic meters from July this year.
For his turn, Nikola Stoyanov stressed that Azerbaijan has
always been a reliable partner. He also expressed Bulgaria's
interest in cooperation at the stage of TAP expansion.
During the meeting, the parties mentioned that the commercial
launch of IGB is scheduled for October, noting that the pipeline
will contribute to the energy supply of Bulgaria and southeastern
Europe in general.
Moreover, they discussed the opportunities for additional gas
supplies to Bulgaria as a part of the expansion of the Southern Gas
Corridor project.
The sides also exchanged views on Azerbaijan's plans for the
production and export of electricity and hydrogen from the wind
power potential of the Caspian Sea and the export opportunities of
green energy to Europe, as well as cooperation opportunities in
other areas in the field of energy.
Azerbaijan and Bulgaria agreed to supply 1 billion cubic meters
of gas per year through the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria.
However, because the IGB was still under construction, Azerbaijani
gas was delivered to Bulgaria via the Kulata-Sidirokastro
interconnection segment.
The IGB gas pipeline is designed to connect with the Greek
national gas transmission system (DESFA S.A.) and the
Trans-Adriatic gas pipeline (TAP AG) in the area of Komotini
(Greece), and with the Bulgarian gas transmission system
(Bulgartransgaz EAD) in the area of Stara Zagora. The total length
of the gas pipeline is 182 km, the diameter of the pipe is 32'' and
a design capacity of up to 3 billion m3/year in the direction of
Greece-Bulgaria.
The pipeline is designed to increase its capacity up to 5 bcm/y
depending on market interest and the capacities of neighboring gas
transmission systems.
The opening ceremony of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria was
held in Komotini on July 8.
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