“After the pandemic came inflation, the energy crisis, gas blackmail, and now blackouts,” she added, referring to the “harsh winter” in store from power outages.
Moldova relies on the Cuciurgan power plant in breakaway Transnistria for 70% of its electricity, which is fuelled by Russian gas arriving via Ukraine.
However, Kyiv has announced its intention not to renew the transit contract which allows Russian gas to be transported to Europe at the end of December.
In response, the Moldovan government has accused the Russian energy giant Gazprom of refusing to use alternative routes.
(Edited by Georgi Gotev)
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