EU Commissioner: SCG Advisory Council's meeting promotes discussions on gas supplies to Europe

The eighth ministerial meeting of the Advisory Council on the Southern Gas Corridor (SCG) helps open discussions on increasing gas supplies to Europe, EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson told Report.

She said there are different estimations of the volume of supplies. She noted that some steps might be done to increase the volumes, particularly from the Azerbaijani side.

"Right now we do have a pipeline operational but it will achieve the full capacity only in the beginning of the summer, so then it will deliver to Europe 10 bln cubic meters of natural gas," she said.

The eighth ministerial within the framework of the Advisory Council on the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) was held in Baku on February 4. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the event.

BP, BOTASH, TPAO, TANAP, TAP, SNAM, Fluxys, ICGB, Romgaz, SACE, SGC, Enagas, Uniper, TotalEnergies, Equinor, Lukoil, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and development, the European Investment Bank and other structures were also represented in the event.

The event featured plenary sessions on the expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor towards new energy markets, including the countries of the Western Balkans, energy transition from hydrocarbon fuels, and measures to reduce emissions of methane to carbon neutrality: paths, challenges, schedules.