In Moldova, in 2022, the volume of natural gas purchased from Gazprom amounted to 869.3 million cubic meters, while from Energocom - 96 million cubic meters.
5 million cubic meters of gas were purchased from other suppliers. Such information is provided in the materials of the company Moldovatransgaz, published by the National Agency for Energy Regulation. Comparative data is not provided. Earlier, Moldovagaz reported that the volume of gas it purchased in 2022 amounted to 869.23 million cubic meters, a decrease of 27.7% compared to 2021. At the same time, in the fourth quarter of 2022, the total amount of purchased natural gas amounted to 209 million 587.9 thousand cubic meters against 414 million 392.3 thousand cubic meters for the same period a year earlier, that is, almost halved (-49.4%). The volume of natural gas invoiced to end consumers in 2022 amounted to 847 million 238.4 thousand cubic meters, which is 26.4% less than a year earlier (1 billion 151 million 279.4 thousand cubic meters). Herewith, 333 million 955.1 cubic meters of gas were supplied to household consumers in 2022, which is 27.7% less than a year earlier (461 million 611.8 thousand cubic meters), and non-domestic - 452 million 548.5 thousand cubic meters, which is 28.1% less than in 2021 (629 million 116.7 thousand cubic meters). Payment for natural gas supplied in 2022 amounted to 99.3% as a year earlier, including 99.1% of the cost of invoiced natural gas by residential consumers (98.7% a year earlier), non-residential consumers - 99.4% (a year earlier - 99.8%). The average annual gas purchase price for Moldova in 2022 was $841.62 per 1,000 cubic meters, which is 2.7 times more than a year earlier ($306.19). According to Moldovagaz, in particular, in the first quarter of 2022, it was $607.3 per 1,000 cubic meters, in the II quarter - $1026.47, in the III quarter - $1533.72, and in the IV quarter - $957 per 1 thousand cubic meters. Meanwhile, according to Moldovagaz, the average gas purchase price in 2021 was $306.19 per 1 thousand cubic meters, including in the first quarter of 2021 - $127.04 per 1 thousand cubic meters, in the II quarter - $237.89, in the III quarter - $504.56, and in the IV quarter of 2021 - $527.8 per 1 thousand cubic meters. In 2020, the average annual gas purchase price for Moldova was $151.94 per 1,000 cubic meters, in 2019 - $233.67, in 2018 - $217.46, in 2017 - $162.05, in 2016 - $193.44, in 2015 - $255.98 per 1 thousand cubic meters. //23.02.2023 — InfoMarket.
