Bulgaria Seeks Increased Natural Gas Supplies From Azerbaijan
Prime Minister Rumen Radev requested more Azerbaijani natural gas and formalized a green energy corridor agreement to enhance regional energy security.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced that Bulgaria is seeking to increase natural gas supplies from Azerbaijan to meet rising energy needs. Speaking in Dublin ahead of the European Political Community Summit, Radev stated that increased supplies would benefit "not only to Bulgaria" but other regions as well.
Beyond fossil fuels, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan are developing a green energy corridor. This project involves the construction of overland power lines and interconnections linking Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, and Bulgaria. The initiative was originally proposed during COP29 in Baku.
The two nations formalized the green energy corridor through an agreement signed at COP31 in Antalya, two days prior to Radev's statements in Dublin. Radev noted that Bulgaria has "certain needs" and expressed gratitude for Azerbaijan's potential to supply more gas.
