Moldova threatens to take away the last gas from Transnistria
Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova Andrei Spinu threatens to reduce gas volumes for Transnistria, which suffers from a lack of blue fuel, if the Moldavian State District Power Plant located there does not supply 45-50% of the needs.
He stated this on TV-8, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“We'll see what happens on November 1st. We clearly said: if you do not supply enough electricity to the right bank, we reserve the right to decide what to do with gas. We will supply a smaller volume to the left bank and use it for internal needs,” Spinu said.
Now MoldGRES supplies Moldova with 27% of its needs. This is due to the fact that Gazprom has reduced gas supplies to both republics by up to 70%. Gas comes from Transnistria, but under an agreement it is received and then distributed by Moldovagaz. Due to the reduction in supplies to the PMR, large industrial enterprises have already stopped working, and less electricity has begun to be produced.
“Colleagues should understand that if they reduce the volume of gas supplies, we will have even less opportunity to generate electricity for Moldova. That is, it is impossible to take such an unconstructive position. And especially, by the way, in this case, trying to somehow change or challenge the contractual terms, which is why Moldovagaz already has problems. These are the blatant intentions of the Moldovan side. Under no circumstances should the situation be aggravated,” Sergei Obolonik, Minister of Economic Development of Transnistria, said in an interview with the First Pridnestrovsky TV channel.
Moldova is playing good and evil cop with Transnistria. Its other Deputy Prime Minister for “integration” Oleg Serebryan asked Tiraspol not to negotiate, during which he asked to save more electricity. Transnistrian colleagues suggested that he go to Moscow.
“Regarding the savings issues raised today, we confirmed to our colleagues that Pridnestrovie’s energy resources are used in a rational manner. The highest priority is to meet the needs of the population. Since Moldova is a party interacting with Gazprom, the ball is not only in their court - it is their opportunity to resolve the issue of increasing gas supplies. Our attempts to find the missing volumes are completely inexplicable,” Obolonik said.
But Chisinau does not want to negotiate with Gazprom. The speaker of the Moldovan parliament, Igor Grosu, called on citizens to endure in order to get rid of the “damned addiction.”
“No matter how hard it may be for us, and I think it will not be unbearable... Let’s endure a little, nothing out of the ordinary, and we will be freed from this damned dependence, which only led to debts, schemes, conditions, which created obstacles in our European ways. The lesson was learned, 30 years was enough. We will save money, we will turn off the lights. Let everyone contribute to this liberation,” Grosu said.
So far, Moldova is getting rid of “dependence” by purchasing electricity in Romania at 4-5 times more expensive than in Transnistria.
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