The Transnistrian region could have gas as from February 1, according to Kommersant. The publication refers to the reservations made by a Cypriot company through Turkish Stream on Monday. Kommersant's sources estimate the financial assistance from the Russian Federation at $160 million.
The publication informs that on January 20, the Cypriot company Ozbor Enterprises reserved the gas capacity needed for the Transnistrian region, through Turkish Stream, in the amount of 3.1 million cubic meters per day.
The reserved capacity is about 3.1 million cubic meters per day up to the Strandja-2 entry point, on the border with Turkey and Bulgaria, data from the RBP trading platform show.
Capacities are reserved for one month. These volumes coincide with the gas needs of the Transnistrian region, which is facing an energy crisis. Kommersant's sources say that various options for supplying Russian gas to the region are being explored, including through a pipeline via Turkey.
Further north from Turkey is the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline, which operates in reverse mode. Thus, the segments at the border between Bulgaria and Romania (entry point), between Romania and Ukraine (Isaccea–Orlovka) and also between Romania and Moldova (Iasi–Chisinau gas pipeline) were available for reservation. Tender contests for monthly reservations take place every third Monday of the month, after which the volumes can be reserved daily, but this option is more expensive.
The authorities in Chisinau have not yet reacted. However, the Ministry of Energy of Moldova on Tuesday announced that the Russian giant Gazprom on Monday did not make capacity reservations for February to transport gas on the Trans-Balkan pipeline to the Transnistrian region.
