Last week, the energy regulator in Moldova approved the transport fees for Vestmoldtransgaz (Transgaz’ subsidiary), removing the last obstacle, save for the price, for the exports of gas from Romania.
Moldova already faced such problems last week, after Gazprom cut the supplies by one 3rd as part of the ongoing negotiations with the pro-EU authorities in Chisinau.
There is one more obstacle for exporting natural gas from Romania to Moldova: part of the gas goes to the power plant in Transnistria, which delivers electricity to Moldova proper but has never paid for the gas received from Gazprom.
In other words, no supplier would send natural gas from Romania to the Cuciurgan power plant unless the Moldovan Government guarantees for the contract.
Author: Iulian Ernst
