The international audit company, hired by the government of Moldova, did not reveal the debt of the republic to Gazprom in the amount of $ 800 million. This was announced today, September 3, by President Maia Sandu.
Recall that the audit and repayment of Moldova’s debt to the Russian concern was one of the key conditions on which the management of Gazprom agreed in October 2021 to sign a new five-year contract. The reconciliation was supposed to be completed before May 1, 2022, but this did not happen. Under various pretexts, Chisinau failed to fulfill its obligations. Only on August 11 last year, the Public Property Agency of the Republic of Moldova announced that it had finally signed an agreement with Norwegian and English companies on an independent financial and legal study of historical debt.
Since December 2022, Chisinau no longer imports gas from Gazprom. The state company Energocom has refocused on Western markets. 5.7 million cubic meters of blue fuel were redirected to the Left Bank, so that the MoldGRES located in Transnistria could provide electricity to the right bank of Moldova.
According to Sandu, the republic has no serious risks associated with the supply of natural gas, but problems may arise with the provision of electricity. The Moldovan government is building a high-voltage transmission line from Romania to connect to the European Network of Electricity Transmission Operators (ENTSO-E), but it is scheduled to be completed only by 2025.
As reported EADaily government Dorina Rečana approved the Plan of measures to prepare for the heating season this year. It assumes three possible scenarios for the development of the situation related to the supplies of Gazprom: the supply of Russian gas will be in full according to the contract; gas supply as it is now, that is, 42% less than specified in the contract, or complete termination of the contract by the Russian concern. In addition, it is planned to reduce household consumption of natural gas in order to save it.
2023-09-03 13:42:00
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