In November 2025, three energy companies will be importing natural gas to Ukraine via the Trans-Balkan route. Among them are the Greek company DEPA Commercial, the DTEK subsidiary D.Trading, and the Swiss company Axpo Trading. The total volume of reserved capacities amounts to 600,000 cubic meters of gas per day.
This is reported by Business • Media
Capacity Reservations and Reasons for Import Activation
Gas transportation system operators from Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece jointly offered about 1.9 million cubic meters of capacities for reservation per day in November. This route was actively used in July and August; however, transportation was halted in September due to high tariffs and the lack of long-term guaranteed conditions. By the time of the halt, 18 million cubic meters of gas had already been delivered to Ukraine.
The renewed interest in the Trans-Balkan route is primarily explained by the decision of Moldovan and Romanian gas transportation system operators to reduce transit tariffs by 50%. This discount will be in effect until the end of April 2026, encouraging companies to reserve capacities and expand imports. An additional factor is the necessity to increase natural gas imports to Ukraine due to a significant decline in domestic production caused by Russian shelling.
The capacity reservations for November are primarily related to the tariff reductions by Moldovan and Romanian gas transportation system operators, who last week approved a 50% discount on gas transit via the Trans-Balkan route until the end of April 2026.
Restoration of Energy Cooperation with Slovakia
In addition to news about gas imports, on October 29, 2025, Ukraine fully restored cross-border electricity trading with Slovakia after completing repairs on the power line that had been ongoing since September 1. According to information from the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, the country immediately began operations not only for importing but also for exporting electricity in this direction.