Moldovagaz president Vadim Ceban said the company has paid Gazprom in full for the gas supplied in the first half of August.

Gazprom demands that bills are paid in advance, and the $16.74 million transferred now represents 50% of the bill for August.

“This was possible thanks to yesterday’s decision of the Emergency Commission instructing Energocom to buy 10 million cubic meters of gas from Moldovagaz. On this occasion, I’d like to thank the Government of the Republic of Moldova for its support”, said Vadim Ceban.

Energocom is to buy the reserve amount in two installments and store it in Romania.