Two companies that supply the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina with natural gas told BHRT that they currently do not have any data on changes in the quantities of this energy source for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Namely, Russia has suspended the delivery of gas to Poland and Bulgaria, Gazprom confirmed. The Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Kiril Petkov, stated that Russia’s decision represents blackmail and that Sofia is considering all agreements with Gazprom, including transit for Serbia and Hungary.
This could be a problem for Bosnia and Herzegovina, because we do not have a “B” plan. Our country is supplied with gas only by the “Turkish Stream” through Bulgaria and Serbia. However, the Embassies of the Russian Federation say that they do not have information regarding possible problems in the supply of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Russian gas.
Energoinvest told BHRT that as an importer of gas for FBiH, it confirms that Gazprom Export has not received any announcements or information indicating the possibility of suspending gas supplies to FBiH. According to all available data and measurements from 9 am this morning (April 27, 2022), gas is flowing unhindered in the FBiH, in the agreed quantities and dynamics, which was confirmed to us by Gazprom Export.
Regarding the issue of payment for gas in rubles, our company has not received any request from Gazprom Export regarding payments in Russian currency. From March 2022, gas will be paid in euros.
“It is important to note that Bulgaria is supplied with Russian gas via Romania, Moldova and Ukraine, not only through the Turkish Stream. The Turkish Stream section passing through Bulgaria is part of the transit route through which gas is delivered to Serbia, Hungary, BiH, part of Austria and “Although Bulgaria would give up Russian gas, it is unlikely that it would disable the transit route that supplies gas to the above-mentioned countries. After all, Ukraine is at war, and all transit routes for transporting gas to Europe through Ukraine still function today.”
In case of any possible changes, Energoinvest will inform the public in a timely manner.
The company GAS-REs, which supplies gas to Republika Srpska, also told us that there was no official information from suppliers about changes in energy prices.
