Suspension of industrial activity in Transnistria, Moldova due to Russian gas outage
The “separatist” region of Transnistria stopped In Moldova, most industrial activities except food production have stopped, after the flow of Russian gas through Ukraine stopped, Interfax reported.
Transnistria’s self-declared economy minister, Sergei, said Opolonik “The government will do everything in its power to help economic agents ship manufactured goods.”
He added: “The situation is currently under Control and predictability, but if the gas supply problem is not resolved, companies will lose their ability to resume work.”
The region – which is home to about 350,000 people – suffered a major blow. After the Russian gas giant Gazprom stopped the flow of gas through Ukraine on January 1, with the expiration of the five-year transportation agreement with no alternative, despite months of political controversy, according to the network. "Bloomberg".
Opolonik said that by January 5; It will be clear how much energy households need and what can be allocated to industry, including Moldova Steelworks. And a number of other strategic companies.
Over the past two years, about two billion cubic meters of gas were imported annually from Gazprom to Moldova, where Transnistria used it to meet its needs and generate electricity that it supplied to the rest of the country.
The Prime Minister of Moldova, Dorin Rečan, warned – in a statement on the government website – of an imminent humanitarian crisis in Transnistria, indicating that the situation was deliberately created to destabilize the country. In its entirety.
Vadim Siban, head of the Moldovan gas company “Moldovagas”, confirmed that the company is ready, in cooperation with the state energy company “Energocom”; To help “Teraspoltransgas” To purchase fuel from any European gas platform.
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