By Alexander Miller, consultant in energy and mining markets. Eurasia Business News, November 15, 2025. Article n°1899
Hungary and Romania have increased the capacity of the gas interconnector between the countries in both directions to 2.7 billion cubic meters, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on a social network.
Gas interconnector upgrade
The technical capacity at the Csanádpalota interconnection point was raised slightly (from roughly 300,000 to 310,000 cubic meters per hour in each direction), which corresponds to the new annual figure of 2.7 billion cubic meters. This enables somewhat larger bidirectional flows between the Hungarian and Romanian gas systems and fits into wider efforts to build a “Vertical Corridor” for non‑Russian gas into Central and Eastern Europe.
Hungary still imports most of its gas from Russia via TurkStream and related routes, but the expanded Romanian link, alongside future Black Sea production, is meant to diversify supply and reduce dependency over time.
Nuclear cooperation
Péter Szijjártó and Romanian Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan agreed to intensify professional and political cooperation to extend the service life of “our nuclear power plants,” referring to each country’s existing nuclear fleet. For Hungary, this mainly concerns the Paks nuclear plant, while for Romania it involves the Cernavodă units, and closer coordination could cover life‑extension projects, safety upgrades, and regulatory experience sharing.
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