Slovakia’s national gas company, SPP, is negotiating with Russia’s state-owned energy giant, Gazprom to increase natural gas imports this year and next.
According to Reuters, the discussions began before the recent energy price surge linked to Middle East tensions affected global LNG exports.
Slovakia’s energy situation has become more complicated since the end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine in December, 2024.
SPP said in November that it had received only about one-third of the Russian gas volumes originally expected for 2025.
Historically, Russian supplies accounted for the majority of Slovakia’s annual gas imports, amounting to roughly 3 bill cu m.
