According to the neighboring country’s State Secretary for Energy, Constantin Borosan, Romania will supply over three-quarters of the power required for the Republic of Moldova on Tuesday, Libertatea reports.
“Roughly 74% of the energy is scheduled to be distributed tomorrow in accordance with the Moldelectrica and Transelectrica emergency contract. Thank you, Romania,” the Moldovan official posted a message on Facebook.
All of this comes after the energy supplier Energocom informed the national energy transmission operator Moldelectrica that for the day of November 29, only a portion of the predicted electricity consumption had been contracted, leaving a 74% anticipated deficit that was covered by an emergency power supply agreement.
Due to Russian airstrikes in Ukraine, which damaged the electricity distribution lines to the neighboring nation, the Republic of Moldova had significant power disruptions about a week ago.
Moldova was also considering filing a lawsuit against Russia’s Gazprom, as the state-owned gas supplier had failed to deliver the correct amounts of gas. According to earlier reports, Russia was delivering 40% less gas, which had hampered Moldova’s capacity to provide enough energy to its 2.5 million inhabitants.
“When it becomes clear, we will decide what actions to take and in what direction to act,” Spinu noted, as cited by Euronews.
Moldova and Gazprom have a contract that changes month to month depending on the price of gas and oil on the spot market, notwithstanding Moldova’s condemnation of the Kremlin’s incursion into Ukraine.
Moldova purchases a portion of the remaining electricity from Ukraine, which has ceased all power exports as a result of Russian forces’ strikes on its energy production facilities.
After Moldovan natural gas company Moldovagaz rectified violations related to payment for current supplies of Russian gas in November, Gazprom on Monday decided against reducing the gas supply to Moldova via Ukraine.
Announcing it has received funds for gas intended for Moldovan consumers that settled in Ukrainian territory, Gazprom decided not to reduce the gas supply to the Sudzha gas pumping station for transit to Moldova.
