Russia to increase gas supplies to Uzbekistan

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Gazprom has signed contracts with Kazakhstan for gas transit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The corresponding document was signed on June 7 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

Gazprom also signed a contract for the supply of gas to the north and south of Kyrgyzstan.

In addition, Gazprom and Kazakhstan signed an action plan to prepare facilities of the Central Asia - Center pipeline system to increase the transportation of Russian gas to Uzbekistan.

In 2023, Uzbekistan concluded a two-year gas purchase agreement with Gazprom - the daily supply volume is 9 mln cubic meters and the annual volume is almost 2.8 bln cubic meters.