Gazprom Armenia suspends gas supplies to Armenia for 10 days
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Gazprom Armenia suspended gas supplies to Armenia from September 15 to 25, citing scheduled maintenance in Russia. The cutoff came three days after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia was seeking to reduce dependence on Russian gas. The company said domestic reserves and Iranian supplies would prevent shortages.
Key Facts
- Gazprom Armenia announced the suspension of gas supplies to Armenia from September 15 to 25, citing scheduled maintenance in Russia.
- Russia provided roughly 82 percent of Armenia's overall gas imports in 2025.
- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on September 11 that Armenia is actively pursuing alternate sources of gas.
- Gazprom Armenia said domestic reserves and additional supplies from Iran would prevent a shortage.
- Azerbaijani MP Azer Badamov said Azerbaijan could become a natural alternative for gas supplies if Armenia wants to diversify.
The Cutoff
Gazprom Armenia, a subsidiary of Russian state-controlled Gazprom, announced the suspension of gas supplies to Armenia from September 15 to 25. The company attributed the cutoff to scheduled maintenance and repair work in the Russian Federation. The announcement came three days after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told journalists on September 11 that Armenia is actively pursuing alternate sources of gas. Russia provided roughly 82 percent of Armenia's overall gas imports in 2025. Armenian officials had no immediate comment on Gazprom Armenia's actions and did not announce any plans to offset the suspension.
Azerbaijani Offer
On the same day the cutoff was announced, reports circulated in Azerbaijan that Baku is willing to consider supplying Armenia with significant amounts of gas. Azerbaijani gas would only start to flow after the two countries finalize the provisional peace deal brokered in Washington in August 2025. A major sticking point is Azerbaijan's insistence on an amendment to Armenia's constitution to explicitly recognize Baku's sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani MP Azer Badamov was quoted by Modern.az as saying Azerbaijan could become one of the most advantageous and natural alternatives from a geographical perspective. Pashinyan's Civil Contract Party won a solid majority in parliament in June's elections, but it is uncertain whether a national referendum on changing the constitution would secure sufficient support.
Pashinyan's Dilemma
The lure of Azerbaijani gas may not be enough for Pashinyan's government to satisfy Baku's condition for finalizing the peace pact, given substantial domestic opposition. The lingering legacy of over three decades of bitter conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan may leave Armenian officials reluctant to give Baku significant economic leverage over Yerevan. Pashinyan expressed hope during his September 11 news conference that the pending Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity would help solve Armenia's gas-supply dilemma.
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