President Ilham Aliyev has announced plans to double Azerbaijani natural gas deliveries to Europe by the year 2027.

According to him, the export of Azerbaijani natural gas in 2021 amounted to about 19 billion cubic meters, of which 8.2 billion cubic meters reached Europe, and this indicator is 40 percent more than the previous year.

Also, Aliyev expressed confidence that Azerbaijan will soon become a reliable supplier of electricity to Europe.

Earlier, the Azerbaijani leader had said that his country will double its natural gas supplies to European countries in the next few years.