Bulgaria Interested In Even Greater Increase In Gas Imports From Azerbaijan - KEVR
Date
4/25/2023 7:26:05 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 25. Bulgaria is
interested in an even greater increase in gas imports from
Azerbaijan Chairman of the energy and Water Regulatory Commission
(KEVR) Ivan Ivanov told reporters, trend reports.
Ivanov made the remark on the sidelines of a ceremony dedicated
to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for encouraging
cooperation among Bulgartransgaz (Bulgaria), Transgaz (Romania),
FGSZ Hungary), EURSTREAM (Slovakia), and the State Oil Company of
Azerbaijan (SOCAR) in Sofia.
"For Bulgaria, cooperation with Azerbaijan and SOCAR is very
important. It's very important for us to ensure the diversification
of supplies and achieve healthy competition in the Bulgarian gas
market,” he said.
“Bulgaria currently receives one billion cubic meters of gas
from Azerbaijan through the Greece-Bulgaria interconnector. There
is an agreement to increase these volumes to 1.2 billion cubic
meters. Of course, if necessary, we'll find a solution for an even
greater increase in volumes," the official added.
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