Bulgaria imported almost 220M euros worth of Azerbaijani gas in January-August

In January-August 2024, Bulgaria imported 24,356 terajoules (TJ) of Azerbaijani gas, which is 2.9% higher than in the same period last year, Report informs referring to the European Union's statistical office (Eurostat).

In monetary terms, the volume of gas imported by Bulgaria during the reporting period amounted to 219.406 million euros (a decrease of 16.1%). Bulgaria's share of deliveries during the reporting period accounted for 7.4% of the total gas imported by the EU from Azerbaijan. In August, 2,408 TJ of Azerbaijani gas was supplied to Bulgaria (a decrease of 24.7%) worth 18.515 million euros (a decrease of 20.6%).

European Union countries - Italy, Greece, and Bulgaria - imported 330,264 TJ of gas from Azerbaijan in January-August 2024 (an increase of 2.4%) worth 2.768.721 billion euros (a 1.5-fold decrease year-on-year). Azerbaijan has gas supply contracts with eight countries in Europe: Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia, and Croatia.

In 2024, Azerbaijan's gas exports are projected to reach 25 billion cubic meters, with plans to supply 12.5 billion cubic meters to Europe.