Moldova to extend Gazprom subsidiary's status as gas supplier to Transnistria to May 2027
Moldova's Energy Ministry has asked national energy regulator ANRE to extend the authority of JSC Moldovagaz, which is 63% controlled by Russia's Gazprom, as the natural gas supplier to the breakaway Transnistria region until April 30, 2027, Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu said.
Moldova's Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu has requested the national energy regulator ANRE to prolong the role of JSC Moldovagaz, a Gazprom subsidiary, as the gas provider to the separatist Transnistria region until April 30, 2027. Initially designated to supply gas to the Transnistria side of the Dniester River, Moldovagaz has now submitted a proposal to ANRE to extend its gas-supplying obligations until the end of the heating season, which concludes on April 30.
This includes creating reserves and contracting volumes equivalent to 15% of annual consumption, known as the storage obligation for the left bank. Prime Minister Vasile Tofan confirmed that negotiations with Moldovagaz are underway. Under Moldova's legislation, the company must ensure the generation of necessary gas reserves, including for the Transnistria region.
ANRE previously assigned Moldovagaz the responsibility of supplying gas to Transnistria after revoking its license to supply gas to Moldova proper on the right bank of the Dniester. Since February 2025, Hungary's MET Gas and Energy Marketing AG, with financial support from intermediary companies including those in the United Arab Emirates, has been supplying gas to Transnistria through Moldovagaz and then Tiraspoltransgaz.
In September, ANRE raised the required gas reserves target for Transnistria's heating season by 150% to 136 million cubic meters, which must be created by November 1, 2026.
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