Azerbaijan to double gas imports to EU

Gas imports from the South Caucasus are intended to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russia. But Gazprom is trying to disrupt the Union’s political rescue attempts with ever new maneuvers.

Plans for more gas from the Caspian Sea are taking shape. Currently, 8.1 billion cubic meters (bcm) flow annually from Azerbaijan to the EU; from 2027, this figure is to rise to 20 bcm. A corresponding memorandum of understanding was signed yesterday in Baku by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. Supplies via the southern gas corridor are to be increased to 12 bcm as early as 2023.

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