Azerbaijan Interested In Household Gasification In Bulgaria
Date
6/17/2023 3:04:01 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Azerbaijan is
interested in household gasification in Bulgaria, said Azerbaijan's
ambassador to this country Huseyn Huseynov, trend reports.
During a meeting with Bulgarian energy Minister Rumen Radev, the
ambassador emphasized the need to recommence the
Bulgarian-Azerbaijani intergovernmental commission on economic
cooperation as soon as possible.
Minister Radev pointed out that Azerbaijan is a strategic and
reliable energy partner. Both sides confirmed their interest in
expanding cooperation in gas supplies to the Bulgarian and regional
markets, as well as in the development of renewable energy
technologies. They also discussed the possibilities of using
hydrogen.
The meeting was also attended by Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of
Energy Iva Petrova, head of SOCAR Bulgaria Murad Huseynov,
representatives of SOCAR, and experts of Azerbaijan's Energy
Ministry.
Bulgaria started importing gas from Azerbaijan through the
Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), which was put into operation
on October 1, 2022. The contracted volume of gas supplies through
this interconnector is 1 billion cubic meters per year. The total
capacity of the IGB is 3 billion cubic meters, with the possibility
of expansion up to 5 billion cubic meters per year.
Azerbaijan began gas exports to Europe through the Southern Gas
Corridor on December 31, 2020. Azerbaijan plans to export 12
billion cubic meters of gas to Europe this year.
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