The Ministry of Economy expects Georgia to receive 3,340,707,000 cubic meters of natural gas in 2026, which is almost the same as the projected volume for 2025 (3.322 billion m³).
According to the approved natural gas balance, 87.6% of the gas will come from Azerbaijan. Specifically, Georgia will receive 2,926,649,000 m³ from Azerbaijan, including:
1.167 billion m³ from the official Shah Deniz gas
478.2 million m³ of additional gas
The remainder, 1.281 billion m³, will be purchased from SOCAR.
Other sources include:
Russia: 400 million m³
Local production: 14.05 million m³
2026 Gas Supply Forecast:
Volume (m³)
Shah Deniz (Official)- 1,167,398,000
Shah Deniz (Additional) - 478,225,000
SOCAR - 1,281,026,000
Russia - 400,000,000
Local Production - 14,058,000
The gas balance indicates that no growth in gas consumption is expected. For 2026:
- Total consumption: 3,284,707,000 m³
- Social sector: over 2.3 billion m³
- Thermal power plants: 657 million m³
- Households: 1.661 billion m³
- Commercial sector: 966.7 million m³
