Uzbekistan to annually import 2.8 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia

Earlier we reported that within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a number of agreements were reached on the import of Russian natural gas. The Ministry of Energy disclosed the details of the deal.

It is reported that the gas purchase and sale agreement was concluded between UzGasTrade JSC and Gazprom Export for a period of 2 years. The document was signed by the Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov and the Board Chairman of Gazprom Aleksey Miller.

The agreement was developed on fully commercial terms and is aimed at partially satisfying the annually growing demand of the republic's consumers for natural gas, especially in the autumn-winter season.

As part of the agreement, from October 1 this year, it is planned to start importing 9 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. The annual volume will be about 2.8 billion cubic meters.

The price of natural gas will be negotiated based on market prices in the region, as well as current prices in Uzbekistan.

The gas will be delivered to Uzbekistan in transit through the territory of Kazakhstan.

Reportedly, three gas pumping equipment will be replaced in the gas transmission system of Uzbekistan, as well as 11 different types of gas pumping devices will be completely repaired and restored. 22 km of new main gas pipelines will be built and 56 km of gas pipelines will be repaired.