BUDAPEST (AFP)--Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc said Wednesday that the country was ready to deliver natural gas or electricity if necessary to Slovakia, which has been hit hard by Europe's gas crisis.

"We have the capacity to help both with natural gas and electricity, of which we have reserves of 100-200 megawatts," Gyurcsany told M1 public television in an interview.

The premier said Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico had been informed of the option.

Earlier, the Slovakian leader had warned that his country could suffer from a complete blackout in one week if no natural gas arrived from Russia.

Slovakia depends on Russia for 98% of its natural gas imports via Ukraine, and it declared a state of energy emergency on January 6 to economize on its gas reserves.

Gyurcsany said that Ukraine "seems to bear a bigger part of the responsibility" in the row between Moscow and Kiev that has left large parts of Europe without crucial supplies of Russian gas.

On Wednesday, the expected gas consumption in Hungary was put at 60-62 million cubic meters, compared with available resources of 65 mcm, according to FGSz, the gas transmission unit of Hungarian energy giant MOL Nyrt. (MOL.BU).

On Tuesday, Hungary delivered 2.7 mcm to Serbia and 1.5 million cubic meters to Bosnia-Hercegovina, FGSz said in a statement.

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