BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. Azerbaijan and
Bulgaria have discussed prospects for expanding cooperation in the
energy sector, the country’s Minister of Energy, Parviz Shahbazov,
wrote on his X account, Trend reports.
"The meeting was held with Traycho Traykov, Minister of Energy
of the Republic of Bulgaria, within the Advisory Council
Ministerial Meetings. We exchanged views on the current status and
future prospects of our cooperation in natural gas supply,
Bulgaria’s gasification project, and green energy corridors. Last
year, Azerbaijan supplied 1.65 bcm of gas to Bulgaria," the post
reads.
Azerbaijan and Bulgaria are strengthening a strategic energy
partnership focused on diversifying European energy supplies, with
Azerbaijani gas covering roughly one-third of Bulgaria's
consumption via the IGB pipeline. Beyond supplying over 1.65 bcm of
natural gas annually, the countries are developing "Green Energy
Corridors" for Caspian renewable energy transmission and exploring
further cooperation in nuclear, hydrogen, and storage.
