Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova announced the achievement of independence from Gazprom

Moldova has ceased to be dependent on Russian gas, the country manages to look for alternative supplies, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic Andrei Spinu said in his Telegram channel.

“For the first time in the history of our country, the right bank will not consume gas supplied by Gazprom. Since last year, we have promised to make reserves and find alternatives to stop depending on one source. I managed to do it,” wrote Back.

According to the minister, in December Moldovagaz will buy 100 million cubic meters of gas from the state company Energocom. m of gas at an average price of $1,108.61 per thousand cubic meters. As Spinu clarified, this price includes all costs: the cost of the gas itself, the cost of transporting and storing gas. According to him, the Moldovan government continues to increase gas reserves for the coming months. For consumers, the tariff will not change, Spinu added.

On November 2, Energocom purchased 5.6 million cubic meters of natural gas, which was transferred through the delivery point Budnice in Slovakia on the border with Ukraine, Spinu reported. Gas reserves in Moldova reached 157 million cubic meters.

On November 19, Spinu reported that Energocom had bought another 30 million cubic meters. m of gas, Moldova’s reserves amounted to 187 million cubic meters. m of gas.

In early December, the Deputy Prime Minister said that Moldova was provided with gas “for at least two months.” Then the authorities of the republic warnedthat from December 5, accurate information on the volume of accumulated gas in the storage facilities of Romania and Ukraine will be classified and only the time interval of the reserves will be published: for how long the country will have enough accumulated gas.

The chairman of the board of Moldovagaz, Vadim Cheban, noted this week that the company repaid debt to Gazprom for gas supplies in November and December. In October last year, Moldovagaz andGazprom» extended the gas supply contract for five years. Ceban said in mid-November that Moldovan suppliers and consumers could refuse to supply Gazprom if they find a more profitable supplier.

Former President of the Republic Maia Sandu statedthat the country, against the backdrop of the energy crisis that Moldova is experiencing, may be left without gas and electricity in winter. She explained that “Gazprom» reduced gas supplies, and electricity supplies from Transnistria and Ukraine ceased.