US EditionUkraine Hopes to Import Gas via Transbalkan Pipeline at Lower Transit Fee
- On May 27, 2025, Ukraine launched a plan to import natural gas via the Transbalkan pipeline through Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova.
- This initiative follows Ukraine abandoning Russian energy supplies and seeking alternative routes due to missile strikes that cut domestic gas production.
- Gas transit system operators from five nations have collaborated to create a streamlined approach that utilizes currently idle capacity on the Transbalkan pipeline, allowing Ukraine to access gas imports at more competitive rates.
- Ukraine aims to import a minimum of 4 billion cubic meters of gas for the 2025/26 heating season, with current daily imports surpassing 20 million cubic meters—the highest level recorded since February 2025.
- The new route aims to reduce transit fees, strengthen regional energy security, and requires positive decisions from all involved countries for full implementation.
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Ukraine to Launch New Trans-Balkan Gas Transportation Route - Kyiv Post - WiredFocus
Ukraine is set to launch a new Trans-Balkan gas transportation route through Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova. This will provide alternative and competitive natural gas supplies and strengthen the region’s energy security, especially before the next heating season, Ukraineʼs Ministry of Energy reported. Gas transmission system operators from Ukraine, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova have proposed a joint booking platform for gas transit capa…
Ukraine's energy regulator has approved a new gas import mechanism aimed at avoiding high transit costs for gas delivered via the Trans-Balkan Pipeline from Greece to Ukraine, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Ukraine's energy regulatory authority has adopted a gas import mechanism to avoid high transit tax for gas supply through Transbalcanic conduct in Greece in Ukraine, announced the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy.
Ukraine's energy regulatory authority has adopted a gas import mechanism to avoid high transit tax for gas supply through the Transbalcanic conduct of Greece in Ukraine, announced the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy in March, reports Reuters.
Ukraine has simplified the transportation of gas through the Trans-Balkan corridor
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