Already in October, the Russian Federation will begin supplying gas to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan – Kommersant

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Federation will begin gas supplies to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this month. He said this during a meeting of the Valdai discussion club.

Yesterday, October 4, the head of the Kazakh Ministry of Energy Almasadam Satkaliev statedthat Kazakhstan intends to begin transporting gas from Russia to Uzbekistan by the end of October. According to him, the process will be launched after the completion of repair work, which should be completed at the end of this month.

In November 2022 Russia spoke about plans to create a “triple gas alliance” with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In May 2023, the authorities of Kazakhstan reported on holding negotiations on gas transit from the Russian Federation to Uzbekistan. In June Uzbekistan concluded with Russia a two-year contract for the supply of 2.8 billion cubic meters. m of gas. The agreement involves the import of 9 million cubic meters. m of gas per day, deliveries began on October 1.

Erdni Kagaltynov