SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 25. Bulgaria is
excited by a good larger enhance in fuel imports from
Azerbaijan Chairman of the Power and Water Regulatory Fee
(KEVR) Ivan Ivanov advised reporters, Pattern experiences.
Ivanov made the comment on the sidelines of a ceremony devoted
to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for encouraging
cooperation amongst Bulgartransgaz (Bulgaria), Transgaz (Romania),
FGSZ Hungary), EURSTREAM (Slovakia), and the State Oil Firm of
Azerbaijan (SOCAR) in Sofia.
“For Bulgaria, cooperation with Azerbaijan and SOCAR may be very
vital. It’s crucial for us to make sure the diversification
of provides and obtain wholesome competitors within the Bulgarian fuel
market,” he mentioned.
“Bulgaria at the moment receives one billion cubic meters of fuel
from Azerbaijan by means of the Greece-Bulgaria interconnector. There
is an settlement to extend these volumes to 1.2 billion cubic
meters. In fact, if obligatory, we’ll discover a resolution for a good
larger enhance in volumes,” the official added.