Slovak SPP: Gazprom will increase gas supply through TurkStream in April

The CEO of Slovak importer SPP Vojtech Ferencz, who spoke to reporters on Monday, said that Russia's Gazprom would substantially increase its gas supplies to Slovakia via the TurkStream pipe from April.

SPP reported last month that Gazprom started supplying gas again to Slovakia at the start of February using volumes donated by Hungary for the TurkStream pipeline. SPP said last month that volumes were expected to double in April but did not specify amounts.

Ferencz announced on Monday that the TurkStream capacity had been released, allowing the company to increase the shipment by several times what it was in the previous two months.

Michal Lalik, SPP's director of trade, said: "We won't have any problems with storage or supply."

After transit through Ukraine was stopped at the end 2024, when Kyiv refused to renew an accord with Moscow, Slovakia relies on supplies from Hungary. Hungary mainly takes Russian gas via TurkStream.

Slovakia and Hungary are seeking the return of Ukraine transit. Slovakia has threatened to veto any EU aid to Kyiv should it not change its position.

(source: Reuters)