Moldovagaz will appeal to NAER and the Competition Council with a request to investigate possible actions to manipulate the natural gas market.
This was announced by the Chairman of the Board of Moldovagaz, Vadim Ceban, noting that the company will contact these structures in connection with the latest statements by representatives of private companies supplying natural gas. Earlier, the Balti-based company Nord Gaz Furnizare said in a press release that on November 8 it signed an agreement on the supply of natural gas with its subsidiary Moldovagaz, without, however, announcing its name. Also, representatives of the Balti company stated that they are ready to supply natural gas to any interested consumer in Moldova at a price of 10 lei 50 bani. However, the head of Moldovagaz claims that he knows nothing about such a contract. Moreover, Vadim Ceban stated that not a single consumer from Gagauzia has asked to terminate the contract with Moldovagaz. According to the law, an application for disconnection must be submitted 20 days in advance. Earlier, the Bashkan of Gagauzia, Evgenia Gutul, announced the proposed contract that was signed between the Turkish company Zen Solar Enerji Sanayi Ticaret Limited Sirketi for the supply of 100 million cubic meters of gas at a price of 160.38 euros per 1 thousand cubic meters to the Moldovan company Nordgaz Furnizare, which is almost 3 times cheaper than the average price on European exchanges. The Moldovan company said it is preparing to supply gas from December 1. Moldova's Energy Minister Victor Parlicov called the contract fake and clearly pre-election, and the Turkish company Zen Solar Enerji Sanayi Ticaret Limited Sirketi itself told the Ministry of Energy that it does not deal with gas and has not signed a contract for its supplies to Moldova. // 10.11.2023 — InfoMarket.
