Poland and Slovakia Discuss Gas Pipeline to Diversify Supply Sources
Slovakia's Eustream and Poland's GAZ-SYSTEM are exploring a gas pipeline to import LNG from Baltic ports to Central Europe, following the completion of a pipeline in 2022 with a capacity of 4.7 billion m³ per year that remains underutilized. Poland's LNG terminals are not yet fully operational for exports to Slovakia, which has increased gas imports from Hungary amid EU plans to ban Russian gas transport by 2027, highlighting the urgency for alternative supply routes.
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Eustream of Slovakia and GAZ-SYSTEM of Poland held talks regarding the potential of a gas pipeline to import LNG from Baltic ports to Central Europe. The pipeline, completed in 2022, has a capacity of 4.7 billion m³ per year but is not currently commercially utilized.
Poland's LNG terminals are not fully operational for export to Slovakia. In 2025, gas flow from Slovakia to Poland reached 378 million m³, while the reverse was only 14 million m³. Slovakia has increased its gas imports from Hungary and relies on multiple supply routes. The EU plans to ban Russian gas transport by 2027, prompting the need for alternative supply routes for Slovakia.
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