Bulgaria interested in increasing imports of Azerbaijani gas

Bulgarian Energy Minister Iva Petrova has discussed with Azerbaijani Ambassador to Sofia Elmar Mammadov the potential for increasing natural gas supplies from the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) to Bulgaria and the region, Report informs referring to the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy.

The parties also discussed the development of green energy corridors from the Caspian region to Europe and Azerbaijan's investment opportunities in Bulgaria.

The ministry also noted that 34 years have passed since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and during this time, energy has become a key area of ​​successful cooperation.

"The Green Energy Corridor is a project initiated in 2024 by Presidents Rumen Radev and Ilham Aliyev. It will expand opportunities for the transmission and trade of renewable electricity between regions. During the Third Ministerial Meeting, held on May 22, 2026, in Istanbul, the accelerated signing of an Intergovernmental Agreement on its implementation between the Energy Ministries of Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Georgia was also discussed," the statement reads.