“ From October 17, natural gas supplies to the separatist Transnistrian region of Moldova will be fully restored thanks to money from Russia. Source: Reuters Details: The head of Moldova’s largest energy company, Moldovagaz, Vadym Cheban, said that since October 17, “full supplies of natural gas to the Transnistrian region… in the contracted volumes have been restored.” “This will make it possible to restore the supply of hot water and start the heating period,” he added. The decision became possible after the receipt of funding from Russia, which will cover the costs of importing fuel. This was preceded by a period of acute shortages, when in early October the pro-Russian separatist region was forced to introduce a gas saving regime due to a change in the intermediary company that made payments for Russian gas. The situation was so critical that the Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova, Roman Roshka, warned of the threat of a complete exhaustion of gas reserves, which could leave the region without heat, but the separatist authorities refused to turn to Chisinau for help. According to the operator Vestmoldtransgaz, at the beginning of October, Moldova received about 3 million cubic meters of gas per day, of which about half was going to Transnistria. Background: After the Moscow-inspired “gas crisis” in the winter of 2025, Chisinau and Tiraspol agreed on a new scheme for the supply of fuel to Transnistria at the expense of Russian credit funds. In January, the population of Transnistria suffered from prolonged power outages and lack of heat for two weeks after Ukraine refused to renew the agreement on the transit of Russian gas through its territory. The solution to the problem was a confusing and opaque scheme, according to which the Hungarian company MET bought gas, and the payment was made on behalf of Russia by a company registered in Dubai. It is worth noting that at the height of the January crisis, the European Union offered aid to Transnistria, but Tiraspol refused it in favor of agreements with Moscow.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
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Details: The head of Moldova’s largest energy company, Moldovagaz, is Vadym Cheban reportedthat from October 17, “full natural gas supplies to the Transnistrian region… in the contracted volumes will be restored.”
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“This will make it possible to restore the supply of hot water and start the heating period,” he added.
The decision became possible after the receipt of funding from Russia, which will cover the costs of importing fuel. This was preceded by a period of acute shortages, when in early October the pro-Russian separatist region was forced to introduce gas saving modedue to a change in the intermediary company that made payments for Russian gas.
The situation was so critical that the Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova, Roman Roshka, warned of the threat of a complete exhaustion of gas reserves, which could leave the region without heat, but the separatist authorities refused to turn to Chisinau for help.
According to the operator Vestmoldtransgaz, to Moldova in early October was coming about 3 million cubic meters of gas per day, of which about half was going to Transnistria.
Prehistory:
- After the “gas crisis” inspired by Moscow in the winter of 2025, Chisinau and Tiraspol agreed on a new fuel supply scheme to Transnistria at the expense of credit funds of Russia. In January, the population of Transnistria suffered from prolonged power outages and lack of heat for two weeks after Ukraine refused to renew the agreement on the transit of Russian gas through its territory.
- The solution to the problem was a confusing, opaque scheme, according to which gas was purchased by the Hungarian company MET, and payment was made on behalf of Russia by a company registered in Dubai.
- It is worth noting that at the height of the January crisis, the European Union offered aid to Transnistria, but Tiraspol refused it in favor of agreements with Moscow.