Turkey could offer the Republic of Moldova a new gas route

Turkey could provide the alternative gas supply route for the Republic of Moldova. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nicu Popescu, met in Istanbul with his Turkish counterpart and discussed the expansion of commercial cooperation, especially our country's access to natural gas transport networks in the region. The Turkish authorities are cooperating with the Azerbaijani authorities to cover the gas demand.

The government approved the draft law of the state budget for the year 2023

The draft of the state budget for the year 2023 was approved on Wednesday, December 7, during the meeting of the cabinet of ministers. According to the Minister of Finance, Dumitru Budianschi, the budget was elaborated, emerging from the crises faced by the Republic of Moldova.

Kristalina Georgieva: IMF is willing to increase financial assistance for the Republic of Moldova

Measures to increase the resilience of the energy sector were on the agenda of the discussions held by the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, with the Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva.

The European Energy Community welcomes the electricity supply contract between Energocom and MGRES

The European Energy Community welcomes the electricity supply contract between Energocom and MGRES. According to a press release, issued on December 5, "in these difficult winter times, this arrangement will allow customers everywhere in the Republic of Moldova to have access to electricity at affordable prices".

The Commission for Emergency Situations will order the revision of the electricity tariff today

The Commission for Emergency Situations will today order the revision of the December electricity tariff. The Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) will have to make the decision immediately. This was announced on Monday, December 5, by the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Andrei Spînu, during a conference on the energy situation in the country.

Minister of Infrastructure Andrei Spînu will hold a conference on the energy situation in the Republic of Moldova

The Minister of Infrastructure, Andrei Spînu, will hold a press conference on the energy situation in the country. The event is scheduled for 12:30. On Saturday, Spînu announced that Moldovagaz will supply the Transnistrian region with 5.7 million cubic meters of gas per day, which is the entire volume supplied by Gazprom.

Romania started exporting gas to the Republic of Moldova

Romania started exporting gas to the Republic of Moldova through the Iași-Ungheni pipeline on Saturday at lunchtime, Transgaz representatives told AGERPRES.

Renewable energy contractors say they are on the brink of bankruptcy and announce Japanese strike

Renewable energy contractors go on Japanese strike. They claim they are on the brink of bankruptcy because of the monopoly in the domestic market and are calling on the government to allow direct contracts with the central operator Energocom. Prime Minister Gavrilița's spokeswoman, Anastasia Taburecanu, told Moldova 1 that solutions will be found.

The degrees of energy vulnerability will be reviewed

58% of the population of the Republic of Moldova requested compensation for the consumption of gas, electricity and thermal energy, and almost 80% will benefit from maximum aid from the state. People who failed to submit an application by November 24 will automatically receive, for a single month, the medium vulnerability category. However, if they do not apply for compensation even in December, those households will be assigned the category of low vulnerability.

Unemployed people who want to open a business will receive higher subsidies from the state

Unemployed people, who want to become entrepreneurs, will receive subsidies of 80% of the expenses incurred for starting the business. The financial aid will not exceed the value of 20 average salaries for the previous year.

"Moldovagaz" will procure gas in December at a lower price

In December, JSC "Moldovagaz" will procure natural gas from Russia at a price of 785 dollars per thousand cubic meters, announced the president of the Board of Directors of the Moldovan company, Vadim Ceban.

Government will compensate the electricity bill amid the new price increases

Shortly after ANRE approved the increase in the new electricity tariffs, Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spînu announced that the Government will offer compensation on the electricity bill.