Slovakia plans to restore gas imports through Ukraine

In Ukraine, a subsidiary of the energy operator appeared from Slovakia SPP, which will have to deal with the purchase and transportation of gas. This is reported by the Slovak media

"SPP has opened a subsidiary company SPP plus, which in the future should provide for the purchase and transportation of natural gas through Ukraine. This was announced by Economy Minister Denisa Sakova at a meeting of company representatives with journalists on Monday. General Director of SPP Wojtech Ferencz added that after obtaining the necessary permits, the company could start supplying gas to Slovakia in the fall," the report says.

The company clarified that the gas that will go through the territory of Ukraine does not have to be Russian, it can be, for example, Azerbaijani.

Recall, Ukraine has stopped the transit of Russian gas through its territory since the beginning of the year. Since February 1, Gazprom has started supplying gas to the largest Slovak energy operator SPP via the Turkish Stream. Deliveries are expected to double from April. At the same time, earlier in Bratislava stated that the damage to Slovakia from the loss of the opportunity to transit gas to other countries The EU will be about 500 million euros annually.