Moldova managed the first day after the cessation of Russian gas transit without rolling blackouts.
Moldova’s state-owned company Energocom announced the purchase of electricity needed to cover the shortage on January 2, specifically from Ukraine, NewsMaker reports.
The company noted that the required capacity is reserved for Thursday, January 2.
They also explained that since the electricity supplies on the border of Moldova and Romania are limited to the range of 315 MW out of the required 650-800 MW, part of the electricity is reserved in daily auctions for capacities that are not used in other Romanian borders with neighboring countries.
“We will also buy electricity from Ukrainian Energoatom – at night, when our colleagues have excess energy and can export it,” said Energocom.
Meanwhile, the Moldovan government’s commission for emergency situations was reported on Wednesday to cover the lack of electricity after the cessation of Russian gas supplies.
The commission ensured that electricity consumption on January 1 was fully covered from various sources, avoiding rolling blackouts.
We remind you that on January 1, Ukraine suspended the transit of Russian gas. The contract with Gazprom has expired. As a result, gas supplies to Transnistria (left bank) via Moldova (right bank) were also stopped. The buyer of gas from Gazprom is its subsidiary Moldovagaz, which sends the entire volume of purchased fuel to Transnistria.
Right Bank Moldova has been buying gas for domestic needs from European suppliers for several years. And Transnistria was left without gas, heat and hot water.
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Source: korrespondent
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