Gas reserves stored by Moldova in Ukraine are safe and can be accessed at any time - Ukrainian Energy Ministry
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko announced this at a meeting in Kyiv with his Moldovan counterpart Victor Parlikov. According to the Moldovan Energy Ministry, the sides discussed current cooperation in the energy sector, crisis management, as well as the safety of natural gas reserves that Moldova keeps in Ukraine. Victor Parlicov reiterated that Moldova is ready for any scenario, even after the contract for the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukraine expires on January 1, 2025. “We are ready to support Ukraine with all means at our disposal in the difficult situation in which the Ukrainian energy sector finds itself after the Russian attacks. At the same time, we are grateful to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people for resisting the Russian aggression, thus protecting peace in Moldova and in the whole Europe,” Victor Parlicov said at a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation. German Galushchenko assured that the natural gas reserves stored by Moldova in Ukraine are safe and can be accessed and extracted at any time. At the same time, the Ukrainian Energy Minister emphasized that ensuring energy security in the region remains a priority. “Energy security of our region and the European continent as a whole depends, first of all, on our consolidation and determination to resist the aggressor, especially on the energy front,” German Galushchenko emphasized. According to the Energy Ministry, Moldova currently stores almost half of the 47 million cubic meters of natural gas in Ukraine, which represents a reserve stock. The two Energy Ministers also discussed cooperation in the electricity supply sector, given the fact that Moldova and Ukraine are connected to the European continental system ENTSO-E. In this context, the sides tackled the issue of the energy system's functionality in the conditions of Russian attacks and the necessary measures to balance it in emergency situations. // 07.10.2024 - InfoMarket.
