Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu said Moldovan state power company Energocom has signed a deal for December with the gas-operated Kuciurgan electricity plant in Transnistria. In recent weeks Moldova — Europe's poorest country — has suffered major power outages as a result of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Located in Transnistria, the Kuciurgan power plant is the largest energy company in Moldova. Moldova has been in the grip of an acute energy crisis since Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom — on which Moldova was entirely dependent for natural gas — dramatically reduced exports in the fall to the country citing unpaid bills. Spinu said that officials talked about potentially extending the new deal through January to March, “to provide the whole country with electricity."

Source: ABC News December 04, 2022 01:03 UTC