BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 15. Russian natural gas
supplies to Uzbekistan increased by 15% in 2025, reaching 6.48
billion cubic meters.
According to the Gazprom’s annual report, the figure marks an
increase from 5.64 billion cubic meters supplied in 2024,
representing nearly 840 million cubic meters of additional gas
delivered over the year.
Gazprom said the growth was driven by higher volumes transported
through Kazakhstan via the Central Asia–Center pipeline system,
which is operating in reverse-flow mode to carry Russian gas
southward. The company noted that deliveries to Uzbekistan reached
the pipeline’s maximum technical capacity during the fourth quarter
of 2025.
The Russian energy giant also reported that combined gas exports
to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan rose by 22.2% in 2025.
Gas exports to Georgia increased by 40.4% during the same
period.
Uzbekistan signed a natural gas supply agreement with Gazprom in
June 2023, with deliveries beginning in October of that year. In
October 2025, Russian officials said the contract remained on track
and provides for annual deliveries of up to 7.7 billion cubic
meters, while also highlighting the potential for further increases
in supply volumes.
In June 2024, Gazprom signed agreements to supply gas to
Kyrgyzstan and reached long-term arrangements with Kazakhstan for
the transit of Russian gas to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan through
2040.
Separately, plans to modernize Uzbekistan’s main gas
transportation network were announced in February 2024. The project
is expected to increase the country’s capacity to import Russian
gas from 9 million cubic meters per day to 32 million cubic meters
per day, significantly expanding the infrastructure available for
future imports.
