In July 2024, imports of natural gas from Russia hit an all-time high, totaling 3.69 terawatt-hours (TWh) in energy equivalent. This increase came at the expense of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which was intended to reduce dependence on Russian gas.
Russian gas imports through the TurkStream pipeline made up approximately 59% of total gas imports for the month. In contrast, LNG imports fell to 1.21 TWh, less than half of the 2.51 TWh recorded in July 2023, representing just 19.3% of total gas imports.
For the first seven months of 2024, Russian gas comprised 51.7% of all imports, a significant rise from 14.2% during the same period in 2023.
