Georgia to import 3.34 bcm of gas in 2026, with Azerbaijan supplying 88%

Georgia will import 3.34 billion cubic metres of natural gas in 2026, with Azerbaijan supplying roughly 88 percent of the total, according to the natural-gas balance approved by Georgia's Ministry of Economy. The figures confirm Baku's position as Tbilisi's dominant energy supplier at a time of deepening commercial ties between the two South Caucasus neighbours.

Of the total, 2.927 billion cubic metres will come from Azerbaijan — 1.167 bcm under the official Shah Deniz contract, a further 478 million from additional Shah Deniz volumes, and 1.281 bcm from state energy company SOCAR. The remainder comprises about 400 million cubic metres from Russia and roughly 14 million from domestic production.

The 2026 projection is essentially flat against the 3.322 bcm planned for 2025, a marginal increase of under 19 million cubic metres. Stable volumes suggest Georgia's gas demand has plateaued even as its economy grows, reflecting efficiency gains and the ceiling of its current industrial base.

For Azerbaijan, the supply relationship is as strategic as it is commercial: reliable gas exports to Georgia underpin the transit partnership that carries Azerbaijani energy onward to Turkey and Europe via the Southern Gas Corridor, in which Georgia is a critical link.

Source: BM.ge, citing Georgia's Ministry of Economy.