Official: gas supplies from Türkiye to Hungary to start in April

Natural gas will start flowing from Türkiye to Hungary on April 1, so a “historical date is approaching,” the foreign minister said on Monday.

Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook that the contract specifies the transfer of 275 million cubic metres of gas in the next few months, making Hungary the first non-neighbouring that Turkyie exports gas to.

Turkyie has already played an important role in Hungarian energy security as a transit country, and from now on it will also be a source of energy supplies, he added.

“We will also tighten cooperation in the area of nuclear energy, as a new nuclear power station being built in Türkyie will have identical technology as the new Paks plant,” he said.

Experiences gained during the Turkish construction “will help us too,” he added.

He said Turkish professionals will also help their Hungarian partners in the technical aspects of control equipment.

Hungary and Türkiye are embarking on their broadest-ever energy cooperation as part of a new agreement after which natural gas imports from Türkiye can start in 2024, details HERE.