KazTransOil’s Georgian subsidiary cuts electricity use by 23.1%, gas by 41.8%

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BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 21. In the first nine months of 2026, Batumi Oil Terminal LLC (BOT), a subsidiary of KazTransOil JSC, reduced electricity consumption by 23.1% and natural gas consumption by 41.8% compared with the same period in 2025, according to KazTransOil.

BOT’s electricity consumption totalled 6.599 million kWh in the first nine months of 2026, down from 8.585 million kWh in the corresponding period of 2025, a reduction of 1.986 million kWh.

“Natural gas consumption also decreased substantially, falling to 5.527 million cubic metres from 9.501 million cubic metres in the first nine months of 2025, a reduction of 3.974 million cubic metres,” the company said.

Specific electricity consumption per tonne of petroleum products handled at BOT decreased to 2.29 kWh per tonne, compared with 3.08 kWh per tonne in the same period of 2025, representing a reduction of approximately 26%.

Specific natural gas consumption per tonne of cargo handled fell to 4.62 cubic metres, down from 6.59 cubic metres in the first nine months of 2025, a decrease of approximately 30%.

According to the company, the economic benefit generated by energy savings from January to September 2026 amounted to $1.617 million.

Batumi Oil Terminal is located on the Black Sea coast in Batumi, Georgia, and provides services for the transshipment of oil and oil products from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, and other countries.

KazTransOil JSC is Kazakhstan’s national oil pipeline operator, providing oil transportation services to the domestic market, for transit, and for export.