All industrial facilities shut down in breakaway Transnistria region

Sergey Obolonik, the so-called first deputy prime minister of the unrecognised republic of Transnistria in Moldova, has stated that the suspension of gas supplies through Ukraine has led to the complete shutdown of all local industry in the region.

Source: European Pravda, citing an interview with Obolonik in a Transnistrian media outlet

Details: Obolonik said the crisis caused by the suspension of Russian gas supplies through Ukraine was "severe in nature".

"All industrial facilities have been shut down except for those ensuring Transnistria's food security. There is no energy resource available for the industrial sector," he added.

Obolonik also reported that nearly 75,000 households in Transnistria have had their gas supply cut off due to the shortage, while another 116,000 households are still receiving gas but in reduced volumes.

Quote: "The problem is of such a global nature that if it remains unresolved for a long time, we will face irreversible changes. That is, facilities will lose the capability to resume operations." 

Background: 

• On 1 January, large-scale gas disconnections began in Transnistria, affecting boiler rooms, houses and apartment buildings with autonomous heating systems.
• This occurred after Ukraine cut off the transit of Russian gas starting 1 January, which several EU countries and Transnistria had continued receiving.
• At the same time, Moldova refused to agree to Russia's conditions for continuing gas supplies to Transnistria through an alternative route via the Balkans.

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