The price of a gigacalorie of supplied heat could rise by nearly 400 lei, to 2,568 lei for district heating consumers in Chisinau, according to calculations submitted by the utility Termoelectrica to the energy regulator ANRE.

Termoelectrica PR officer Ionela Vasilenco said the reason behind the utility’s request for a price update is the increase in gas prices.

Galina Sanduța, spokesperson for the ANRE, said the utility’s request has been put up for debates among stackeholders.

Today, Termoelectrica’s customers pay 2,169 lei for a gigacalorie. The last price update was in late January.