Hungary's energy supply is still safe, due to the operational problems of the European pipeline system, 88 percent of the natural gas expected from Russia is currently arriving in our country, but the missing amount will be compensated, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday.
The head of the ministry spoke on the phone with the Russian Deputy Prime Minister responsible for energy affairs, Aleksandr Novak, and then reported that the volume of gas deliveries to Western Europe had significantly decreased in recent days, as the equipment required for the operation of the pipeline system, which had previously been sent for maintenance, had not returned due to the sanctions.
According to his information, 88 percent of the expected amount of Russian gas will arrive in Hungary these days, instead of 12 million cubic meters per day, roughly 10.6 million cubic meters, which does not pose a problem from the point of view of security of supply.
He emphasized that the southbound transport is completely undisturbed, 9.4 million cubic meters of gas arrives daily via Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia, but there was a smaller drop on the route from Austria due to the mentioned technical problems.
Péter Szijjártó said that Aleksandr Novak assured him that the Russian energy company Gazprom will fulfill the current incomplete deliveries in accordance with the contracts. In this regard, the Hungarian government requested that the missing quantity be replaced via the southern transport route, on which technical level negotiations are beginning.
"The southern delivery route, from which the natural gas comes in its entirety, gives us great security," he stated, adding that the signing of the long-term gas purchase agreement last year proved its meaning once again.
The ministry reminds in its statement: the Minister of Foreign Affairs also drew attention to the fact that there will be no distribution on the Török Áramlat line for the next few days due to maintenance, as agreed in advance.
Source MTI-MH
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