Transnistria to declare state of emergency due to cessation of Russian gas supply
On 9 December, Vadim Krasnoselsky, the leader of the unrecognised Transnistria, signed a decree declaring an economic emergency due to the potential disruption in Russian gas supplies to the province.
Source: European Pravda; Moldovan news agency Newsmaker
Details: According to the decree, the state of economic emergency will last 30 days. During the state of emergency, all businesses in the region should use gas and other energy resources sparingly.
The export of energy resources will be prohibited, and limits imposed on certain types of financial and commercial activities, such as the movement of products, financial resources, and services. It is worth emphasising that Russian gas is sent to the Moldovan Kuchurgan power station in Transnistria, from which official Chișinău purchases the majority of the country's electricity.
The unrecognised Transnistrian parliamentary body should adopt Krasnoselsky's decree. Local "authorities" will discuss this topic in a meeting on 11 December.
After the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine, Moldova refused Russian gas and instead purchased it on the European market. However, Gazprom continues to send gas to Transnistria. The unrecognised state does not pay for Russian gas.
Russian Gazprom may suspend gas deliveries to Transnistria beginning 1 January 2025. This is owing to the expiration of the contract for the passage of Russian gas through Ukraine and Kyiv's unwillingness to renew it.
Victor Parlicov, Moldova's former minister of energy, recently visited the Russian Federation to arrange the delivery of Russian gas to Transnistria.
He stated that Gazprom was willing to send gas via another route, but the Russian side clarified that the issue was related to the settlement of Moldovagaz's previous obligations. Chișinău and Moscow have fundamentally different stances on the debt issue, and there is no consensus between them.
According to Parlicov, the prospect of a gas-related accident on the Dniester's left bank is still very serious. The Foreign Ministry of Transnistria blamed the situation on official Chișinău.
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