Moldova on Wednesday signed a loan deal with its breakaway Transnistria region to supply 3 million cubic meters of gas amid an energy crisis stemming from Ukraine’s decision not to renew a deal on the transit of Russian gas to Europe earlier this month.

Moldovagaz, a Moldovan national gas operator has signed an agreement to provide a loan of 3 million cubic metres of natural gas to Tiraspoltransgaz, a gas operator in unrecognised Transnistria. Source: European Pravda with reference to Vadim Cheban,

Moldovagaz and Tiraspoltransgaz signed a contract for the supply of 3 million cubic meters to maintain pressure in the gas transmission system of Transnistria until January 31. Transnistria has pledged to return these volumes by March 1.

At the moment, we know that the Hungarian company MOL has approached Moldovagaz with a request to undergo the client verification procedure. This is a standard procedure in the energy community,” he said.

At the end of this week, European gas may reach Transnistria. This was confirmed by the President of the PMR Vadim Krasnoselsky at the meeting of the anti-crisis Operations Center held today, .

A proposal by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukrainian coal should be supplied to Transnistria for electricity generation is "speculative", according to Vadim Krasnoselsky, leader of Transnistria,

Unrecognized Transnistria announced its readiness to purchase natural gas through the Moldovan company Moldovagaz. Tiraspol allegedly notified Chisinau of this

Moldova has been grappling with an energy and political crisis whose outcome remains uncertain. In the middle of winter, Gazprom stopped supplying gas to Transnistria, a

Russia has long used its plentiful energy resources as a tool to exert control over the region, where independence from Russian energy is tied to political sovereignty.

Hundreds of people in the self-proclaimed state of Transnistria protested against the Moldovan government on Friday, accusing it of spurring an energy crisis triggered by Russia cutting off gas supplies,

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine was prepared to send coal to fuel a major power plant in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria, hit by an unprecedented energy crisis.

Moldova is ready to provide financial assistance to Transnistria (PMR), but only after the army of the aggressor country, russia, leaves the territory of the