Capacity bookings on the Trans-Balkan route increased by 2.6 times.
This is indicated in a statement by the Ministry of Energy, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
According to the results of the auction on the RBP platform, 20% of the capacity of the Trans-Balkan gas route has been booked for August 2025.
The statement says that thanks to the new joint capacity booking product initiated by the Ministry of Energy and the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine, the cost of transportation along this corridor has decreased by 25%, opening up new opportunities for diversifying supplies and using Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities.
It is noted that the Trans-Balkan route has become available for booking since June of this year and is already demonstrating an increase in market demand.
At the end of 2024, the guaranteed capacity has been set at 7 million cubic meters per day.
The parties are currently working on increasing the guaranteed capacity to 11.5 million cubic meters per day by 2025.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, Naftogaz Group has concluded the first agreement on the purchase of Azerbaijani gas with a company of the SOCAR Group - SOCAR Energy Ukraine.
At the end of May, operators from 5 countries agreed on the supply of American LNG to Ukraine.
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