Moldovan state energy company Energocom made a test purchase of 4.3 million cubic meters for the first time. m from the Trans-Balkan natural gas pipeline. About Wrote TASS agency referring to the message of the business.
“To diversify the natural gas supply and ensure the country’s energy security, Energocom purchased gas from the Mediterranean to test the possibility of reversal,” the company said.
Previously, this pipeline was used to supply Russian gas to the Balkans. The Trans-Balkan gas pipeline passes through Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Press service of the Russian state company Gazprom at the end of November knowledgeable About the possibility of a decrease in gas supplies to Moldova due to the so-called “fuel settlement” on the territory of Ukraine.
At the beginning of last month, Moldovan Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Andrei Spinu declarationIn October 2022, the republic was able to reduce gas consumption from Russia by 57% compared to the same period in 2021.