an hour agoEuropean State Declares Energy Emergency Situation for 30 Days
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The Moldova Assembly has voted to approve the state of emergency in the energy sector for a 30-day period in an effort to ease the lack of gas, as the government of this country failed to reach new energy deal with the Russian giant, “Gazprom”. “Faces a critical situation”, the prime minister said before deputies [...]
“Facing a critical situation”, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita said before the emergency situation was voted, adding that the announcement of this situation would enable the purchase of the necessary amount of natural gas from alternative sources.
The move will last until November 20th and allow the government of the poorest state in Europe to purchase gas under a simplified scheme with additional funds at the time of rising global energy prices, writes Free Europe, the newspaper Express broadcast.
Moldova's contract with Russian state-controlled company, “Gazprom”, which is Europe's largest gas supplier, expired late last month.
The Russian company has continued the contract by the end of October, but has raised the price to $790 per cubic metre, up from $550 last month.
Prime Minister Gavrilita thanked Romania and Ukraine for offering a specific amount of gas to her country, and said Moldova will seek supplies from EU states as well.
Some experts say Moscow has increased the price of gas as punishment for Moldova, a state that last year elected pro-Western politician Maia Sandu as president.
