{"id":84342,"date":"2026-05-03T18:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84342"},"modified":"2026-05-03T18:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T16:29:18","slug":"north-macedonia-begins-regular-gas-purchases-from-azerbaijan-at-higher-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia-begins-regular-gas-purchases-from-azerbaijan-at-higher-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"North Macedonia Begins Regular Gas Purchases from Azerbaijan at Higher Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"427\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">North Macedonia<\/span><\/span> has begun regularly purchasing gas from <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Azerbaijan<\/span><\/span> since the beginning of 2026, although this supply is nearly twice as expensive as Russian gas, according to the Russian ambassador to the country, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Dmitry Zykov<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"732\">Zykov stated that in November 2024, the state oil company <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">SOCAR<\/span><\/span> and North Macedonia\u2019s state energy company <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">ESM<\/span><\/span>signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation in the energy sector, providing for long-term natural gas supplies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"734\" data-end=\"901\">According to him, in the first two months of 2026, Azerbaijani gas accounted for 32% of physical supplies in the Macedonian market, while Russian gas held a 28% share.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"1193\">The ambassador added that supplies from Azerbaijan are delivered through the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Trans-Anatolian Pipeline<\/span><\/span> and the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Trans Adriatic Pipeline<\/span><\/span>, passing through <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Greece<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bulgaria<\/span><\/span> before reaching North Macedonia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Macedonia has begun regularly purchasing gas from Azerbaijan since the beginning of 2026, although this supply is nearly twice as expensive as Russian gas, according to the Russian ambassador to the country, Dmitry Zykov. 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