“Why did we help them? Well, firstly, we want to help them, because we understand that there is blackmail from Gazprom. gas from networks on the territory of Moldova. First of all, it is Mogilev-Podolsky in Vinnytsia region. Quite a big city, “he said.
The head of the OGTSU believes that Moldova, having turned to neighboring countries for help and received a response, actually showed Gazprom that “they can buy gas on the market, which they have never done before.”
“Russia realized that in the eyes of the Moldovan population they would look like an aggressor. I think this was not the last reason that at the end of October Moldova signed a five-year gas supply contract with Gazprom,” explained Makogon.
According to him, the Russian company supplies gas to Moldova through Ukraine and “physically cannot do it in any other way.”
“But it seems to me that he doesn’t want to. Theoretically, it would be possible to build a bridge to Moldova from the territory of Romania and sell them gas from the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline. But then the gas might not reach Transnistria. If they receive gas from the territory of Ukraine, it goes to Moldova through Transnistria, “Makogon emphasized.
29th of October Moldova extended contract with Gazprom for five years using the gas price calculation formula proposed by the Moldovan side.
Gas supplies to Moldova under a new contract have begun Nov. 1. Under its terms, Moldova buys gas from Russia in November at a price of $ 450 per 1,000 m³.
In connection with the increase in purchase prices for gas provided for by the contract with the Russian “Gazprom”, the cost of gas for end consumers in Moldova has increased more than doubled.
November 22 Gazprom warned Moldovathat, due to the lack of payment, it may stop gas supplies to the country in two days. Under the terms of a new contract signed between Moldova and Gazprom, the next payment deadline for Russian gas was November 22.
On November 23, Moldovagaz explained that payment obligations were not fulfilled on time due to balance of payments deficit due to an increase in the purchase price for gas from $ 126.70 per 1,000 m³ in the first quarter to $ 800.62 per 1,000 m³ in October.
On November 23, it became known that JSC Moldovagaz, 50% of which belongs to Gazprom, will receive 1.4 billion lei (about $ 79.17 million) from the state budget of the country, the money will allow the company to pay off Gazprom and avoid gas shutdowns.
On November 24, Gazprom announced that “as an exception” will not stop gas supplies to Moldova.
November 26 Moldova paid off with Gazprom for the supplied gas.
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