Transnistria leader Vadim Krasnoselsky told Telegram that gas supplies to the breakaway region could be done through a Russian subsidy loan and cooperation with the Russian Energy Ministry.
Prime Minister Vadim Krasnoselsky confirmed that the first batch of gas purchased with Russian aid arrived in Transnistria on February 14.
Mr. Krasnoselsky also thanked Russia for helping to overcome the energy crisis.
Earlier this month, moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced that the country would not block gas flows to Transnistria under an agreement involving Hungarian company MET Gas and Energy Marketing AG.
The flow of Russian gas to Transnistria via Ukraine stopped in early January when Ukraine refused to extend the transit agreement.
Tens of thousands of residents of Transnistria - a territory managed by pro-Russian breakaway forces along the borders of Moldova and Ukraine - have been in an energy crisis since January 1, 2025 when they lost Russian gas.
While Moldova receives energy from European countries to replace Russian gas, Transnistria applies a rotating power outage. This causes apartment buildings to lack heating or hot water systems when the outside temperature drops below 0 degrees Celsius.
