Moldavia compensates enterprises up to 50% of the increase in electricity tariffs
Moldovan enterprises of the food industry and processing sector will receive up to 50% compensation from the increase in electricity tariffs. A statement to this effect was published on January 17 on the website of the country's government.
"Economic agents in the food sector and in the processing industry will receive compensations of up to 50% of the electricity tariff increase for a period of three months," the press service said in a statement.
It is specified that companies will be able to apply for compensation from January 27. The press service also added that 60 million lei (Br324.5 million) had been allocated for compensation in the period from January to March 2025.
At the same time, the press service reported that Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean, while discussing the electricity situation with representatives of the state's largest retail chains, urged them to show solidarity with local producers and offer them support in promoting local products.
"It is important to cooperate and protect the purchasing power of citizens, give them access to quality products and ensure the continuity of domestic production," the prime minister emphasized.
Earlier in the day, the head of the Gagauz autonomy, Eugenia Gutsul, said that Moldovan authorities were trying to shift the responsibility for the energy crisis in the country to Russia. She also expressed her sympathy for the residents of Transnistria, who were the most affected by the cutoff of gas supplies.
Before that, on January 13, former Moldovan Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Future of Moldova party Vasily Tarlev said that the current government was to blame for the energy crisis inside the country and that the energy sector had been destabilized artificially.
On December 31, 2024, Moldovan economist Serghei Ungureanu told Izvestia that Moldova has a difficult situation in the energy sector, and the purchase of electricity from Europe will hit the country's economy. He noted that Moldova has not agreed to continue gas transit through Ukraine, which means that Transnistria will not receive it and will not be able to produce enough cheap electricity.
On January 1, centralized heating was cut off in Transnistria after Gazprom stopped supplying Russian gas through Ukraine. Gas stopped flowing also to Moldova because of the country's unpaid debts. For his part, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean did not recognize the debt and threatened to sue.
