Transnistria - a breakaway region located east of Moldova, bordering Ukraine - has been facing a worsening energy shortage since January, when Russian gas giant Gazprom stopped supplying gas to the region.
Transnistria leader Vadim Krasnoselsky issued a state of emergency and was unanimously approved by the sessions' law.
Lawmakers said the declaration of a state of emergency was necessary due to the serious widespread economic crisis and continued socio-economic recession due to energy shortages.
This is the 6th consecutive time the region has extended emergency measures since December 2024. The most recent extension lasted 90 days and just expired on June 8.
Transnistria previously received about 2 million cubic metres of gas per day. Since the beginning of June, daily gas supplies have been cut by half, according to Alexander Slusar, a Moldova energy official.
This is a request from Tiraspoltransgaz (the largest gas supplier in Transnistria). The company said the reason was due to a shortage of financial resources, said Mr. Slusar.
Moldova has stopped purchasing Russian gas since 2022, but the Transnistria region will continue to receive Russian gas until January 1, 2025.
The gas cut from January 1, 2025 is the result of Ukraine's termination of Russian gas transit, including gas supplies to Moldova and Moldova's gas debt.
On February 14, Transnistria began receiving gas through a new mechanism: a Hungarian company transfers gas via Moldovagaz - Moldova's largest energy company, with funding provided by Russia in the form of a loan.
The new mechanism was set in after a series of serious power outages in Transnistria, pushing the region to the brink of industrial collapse.
Also in February, the moldovan government said that Transnistrian authorities had rejected a €60 million energy aid package from the European Union.
