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Gazprom raises gas exports to Central Asia by 70 percent

From 24.kg · () Russian

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said the company increased gas supplies to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan by nearly 70 percent since the start of 2026.
  • The company has signed long-term agreements to supply fuel to future energy facilities in Kyrgyzstan through 2040.
  • Gazprom supplied Uzbekistan with 6.48 billion cubic meters of gas in 2025, up 15 percent from the previous year.

Gazprom has sharply increased gas exports to Central Asia since the start of 2026, with supplies to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan approaching a 70 percent rise, CEO Alexey Miller said.

Miller announced the figure at a meeting held to mark Russia’s Oil and Gas Industry Worker’s Day. The increase covers deliveries across the three Central Asian countries.

Kyrgyzstan consumes about half a billion cubic meters of gas each year. Gazprom and its partners have signed long-term agreements to supply fuel to future energy facilities, including HPP-2 and Bishkekselmash. The contracts run through 2040, Miller said.

Gazprom supplied Uzbekistan with 6.48 billion cubic meters of gas in 2025, a 15 percent increase from the previous year. The deliveries move through the Central Asia-Center pipeline system, which operates in reverse mode.

The total increase in supplies to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan has approached the 70 percent mark.

· Alexey MillerGazprom’s CEO described the rise in exports to Central Asia.
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