Natural gas deliveries to Bulgaria under the controversial contract between Bulgargaz and Turkey’s state-owned Botas accounted for a relatively small share of the country’s total imports, ranging from less than 1% to 5.4% between 2023 and 2025, according to data obtained by Factcheck.bg.
Bulgargaz only partially complied with a court ruling requiring it to disclose information about the quantities of gas delivered under the agreement and the amounts paid for them. After seeking additional time to comply, the state-controlled company provided data on deliveries over the past three years but again refused to disclose how much money had been paid.
In a letter to Vasilena Dotkova, an editor at Factcheck.bg, Bulgargaz CEO Georgi Tatarski said the company could not provide the payment information because Botas had objected to its disclosure. The Sofia City Administrative Court had ruled on August 3 that Bulgargaz must provide information on both the gas quantities delivered under the contract and the amounts paid through the end of 2025.
Factcheck.bg had requested the information in February under the Access to Public Information Act, but Bulgargaz initially rejected the request. The court subsequently overturned that refusal.
