Gazprom suspends gas supplies to Bulgaria. Today, Bulgargaz EAD received a notification that the deliveries of natural gas from Gazprom Export will be suspended as of April 27, 2022.
The Bulgarian side has fully fulfilled its obligations and has made all payments required under this agreement, in a timely manner, strictly and in accordance with its clauses, the statement said.
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According to cabinet spokeswoman Lena Borislavova, the prime minister and deputy prime minister are aware of the situation, and there is no reason to panic or worry.
“Such a scenario was discussed in February and we are ready to react. There are agreements for alternative deliveries, everything is secured “, Borislavova emphasized especially for NOVA.
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The Chairman of the Board of the Association of Industrial Capital in Bulgaria Vasil Velev commented for NOVA on the suspension of gas from Russia to our country.
“This is straightening the nails of the managers of enterprises in our country,” Velev said. He expressed hope that Bulgargaz would know what they were doing because they had a month to prepare for the situation.
According to Velev, the EC has allowed payments in line with Gazprom’s requirements, but our payment has not been made properly and the money has been returned and the transaction does not count.
The Ministry of Energy stated that after analyzes it became clear that the procedure proposed by the Russian side for payment in rubles does not correspond to the signed contract and is risky. The Minister of Energy Alexander Nikolov writes that the relevant department, the Bulgarian Energy Holding, Bulgargaz and Bulgartransgaz have taken steps for alternative agreements for the supply of natural gas and to deal with the situation. At present, no restrictive measures are required for consumption in Bulgaria.
The energy minister will give more details on Wednesday.
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