As long as there is no political decision in Moldova and the European Union to impose sanctions on Russian gas, this gas will be treated like any other gas on the market, said Minister of Energy Victor Parlicov. The official noted that from Moldovagaz’s point of view, from the consumers’ point of view, as long as this gas is at the best price, it must have an advantage over the gas from other suppliers, IPN reports.
The minister didn’t rule out the possibility of adopting a decision to impose sanctions, limitations or additional taxes on Russian gas. At the same time, Victor Parlicov said that such a decision can be taken not by the Ministry, but only at a high level. The official reiterated that from a political point of view, neither at the level of the European Union nor in Moldova a decision to ban gas purchases from the Russian Federation was adopted.
“Technically, commercially and as regards the preparedness of the market, we can live very well, at least on the right bank. On the left bank, it will be harder without gas from Gazprom,” said Victor Parlicov. The minister noted that all the illusion of independence of the Transnistrian region is based on de facto free gas coming from the Russian Federation. According to him, those in the Transnistrian region must increase their gas prices internally and learn to pay them because the formula in which they benefit from de facto free gas from Gazprom “will not last forever”.
In February, the minister of energy announced that Moldova could return to purchasing Russian gas if the price offered by Gazprom is lower than the prices on the international market.
At the end of December, Energocom and Moldovagaz signed a contract for the sale and purchase of natural gas, which provides for the delivery of a gas volume of 451 million m3 in January – April 2024, at the price of €550/1000 m3.
