Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the state of emergency in Moldova and in Romania, work on the Ungheni-Chisinau gas pipeline went on. This way, the gas pipeline is 99% ready and could become fully functional towards the end of this year, Romania’s Ambassador in Chisinau Daniel Ioniță stated in the talk show “In Depth” on PRO TV channel, being quoted by IPN.
“Things follow a normal path and I would like to thank the authorities in Chisinau for allowing Romanian citizens and also foreigners who worked on the pipeline, having essential technical skills for completing the construction on time, to enter the Republic of Moldova during the pandemic. We here fully benefited from the support of the authorities in Chisinau and works advanced significantly due to this despite the pandemic,” said the diplomat.
The work on the Ungheni-Chisinau gas pipeline included the building of a natural gas transportation pipe with a length of 120 km, with three natural gas distribution stations – one in Ungheni and two in Chisinau – and the outfitting of the dispatcher’s and direction center in Ghidighici.
The building of the Ungheni-Chisinau natural gas transportation network is the second stage of the Iași-Ungheni-Chisinau interconnection project. The first stage – the construction of the Iași-Ungheni gas pipeline – was finished in July 2014.
The capacity for transporting gas from Romania to Moldova will be of 1.5 to 2.2 billion cubic meters a year, as it was agreed with the Moldovan authorities, from 4 to 6 million cubic meters a day.
