Energocom purchased another 18 million cubic meters of natural gas for storage, and its total reserves increased to 81.5 million cubic meters.
This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Andrei Spinu, noting that these volumes of gas will be used if the Russian Gazprom decides to stop deliveries of natural gas to Moldova contrary to contractual obligations. He did not provide other details. Later, Energocom clarified that it continues to purchase gas under the EBRD's Gas Supply Security project, and during the tender on October 21, it purchased 18 million cubic meters of gas at a price of 94.5 euros / MW. ($976 per 1000 cubic meters). The purchased volumes of gas will be stored in Ukraine's underground gas storages and will be used by Moldova in the event of a limitation or termination of supplies by Gazprom Energocom reported earlier that the day before, within the framework of the EBRD's "Security of Gas Supplies" project worth 300 million euros, it purchased for the reserve the first (within the framework of this project) 10 million cubic meters of gas at a price of 94.95 euros / MW. Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu reported that Moldova purchased 53.5 million cubic meters of natural gas in reserve, and these volumes will be enough for consumption on the right bank of the Dniester during the period from a month in autumn to several weeks in winter.He noted that EBRD credit resources in the amount of 300 million euros would be used to increase gas reserves. //21.10.2022 — InfoMarket.
