7.7 billion cubic meters: Uzbekistan increases gas imports from Russia year by year

Supplies of Russian gas to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline increased by one quarter in 2025, while deliveries to Uzbekistan through the Central Asia–Center pipeline system rose by 30 percent. This was stated in a report on the gas market by the International Energy Agency.

“Exports of Russian gas to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline system increased by 25 percent (or nearly 8 billion cubic meters) and reached approximately 39 billion cubic meters in 2025. In addition, Russia continued to increase deliveries to Uzbekistan through the Central Asia–Center pipeline, resulting in total exports along this route rising by about 30 percent and exceeding 7 billion cubic meters in 2025,” the report said.

Earlier, Gazprom reported that by the end of 2025 it had, for the first time, supplied more gas to China than to Europe, with volumes reaching 38.8 billion cubic meters. The company also said it had increased gas supplies to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan by 22.2 percent, and to Georgia by 40.4 percent.

The Power of Siberia is the largest gas transportation system in eastern Russia, with an export capacity of 38 billion cubic meters per year. Under a 30-year contract signed in 2014 between Gazprom and China’s CNPC, deliveries of Russian gas to China via the eastern route began in December 2019. Over the full term of the agreement, total supplies are expected to exceed 1 trillion cubic meters, with the contract valued at $400 billion.

According to Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, starting from December 1, 2024, the company brought the Power of Siberia pipeline to its maximum design capacity of 38 billion cubic meters per year for deliveries to China. Gas supplies via the Power of Siberia in 2025 exceeded contractual obligations by nearly 800 million cubic meters.

As previously reported, on October 7 this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev launched the transit of Russian natural gas to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan through the Central Asia–Center gas pipeline. Under this route, Uzbekistan was expected to purchase 2.8 billion cubic meters of Russian gas annually on a commercial contract basis.

According to confirmed data, Russia delivered 7.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Uzbekistan in 2025. However, no official information has been disclosed regarding the purchase price.

Based on data from 2023–2024, Uzbekistan purchased Russian gas at an estimated price of around $160 per 1,000 cubic meters. Prices for 2025 are believed to remain at a similar level or vary slightly depending on market conditions. According to year-end figures for last year, Uzbekistan’s total spending on gas imports from Turkmenistan and Russia amounted to $1.6 billion.