Gazprom Resumes Gas Supplies to Slovakia’s SPP via TurkStream
(Reuters) — Russia's Gazprom began supplying gas to Slovakia's SPP again at the beginning of February, using volumes given up by Hungary on the TurkStream pipeline, SPP said on Thursday.
Slovakia has relied on supplies from Hungary, which mostly takes Russian gas through TurkStream and the Balkans, after transit through Ukraine was halted at the end of 2024 when Kyiv declined to renew an agreement with Moscow.
There has been no increase in overall volumes from Hungary to Slovakia, transmission data showed, with nominations for Thursday at 75,565 megawatt-hours, below daily volumes above 90,000 seen in the second half of January and over 80,000 most days this month.
SPP, which is the major Slovak importer, said part of the volume was now coming directly from Gazprom, with which SPP has a long-term contract it aims to maintain.
It said the direct volumes would double from April, without detailing amounts.
Capacity restrictions do not allow for big increases in the overall amount of gas sent via TurkStream and the Balkans.
The connection from Hungary to Slovakia allows for around 3.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year, about three quarters of Slovak demand. SPP also expects to use routes from Germany if the Ukraine transit remains closed.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said last month that Russian President Vladimir Putin had promised that Gazprom would find alternative ways to deliver contracted gas to Slovakia.
Slovakia and Hungary have sought the resumption of the Ukraine transit, with Slovakia threatening to veto European Union aid for Kyiv unless it changes its position.
Separately, Slovak transmission data shows gas has been flowing from Slovakia to Ukraine since February 5, for the first time since October, after Kyiv said it would increase imports.
It was not clear if the volumes were originating from Hungary or from Slovakian storage facilities.
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