Following a formal request from Moldovagaz, until November 10 the National Energy Regulatory Agency ANRE is to set provisional gas supply rates applicable as of November 1, according to instructions by the Emergencies Commission.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection has been ordered to prepare a set of measures to subsidize gas bills for some groups of consumers.
The Commission has also decided that the heat and hot water supplier Termoelectrica will stop burning fuel oil from the national reserves and revert to natural gas.
To prevent energy crises in the future, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development has been instructed to initiate measure of strengthening the country’s energy security.
Also, the Commission rejected Moldovatransgaz’s request to consider the state of emergency terminated.
