The authorities of Moldova called on citizens to save energy during peak hours due to the suspension of supplies from Ukraine.
According to Newsmaker, the Minister of Infrastructure Andrey Spinu said that the country had to use its gas reserves to generate electricity, as Ukraine cut off supplies due to the consequences of Russian missile attacks. He asks citizens not to turn on energy-consuming appliances from 07:00 to 10:00 and from 18:00 to 23:00.
Spinu reported that since October 11, the country receives electricity from the Moldovan GRES. 30% of the needs provided by Ukraine fell on the shoulders of Moldovagaz, which allocated 0.9 million cubic meters of gas to the Kuchurganskaya power plant.
- On October 11, the Ministry of Energy announced that Ukraine would stop exporting electricity in order to stabilize its own energy system after the Russian airstrikes that damaged Ukraineʼs energy facilities on October 10 and 11. They promise to restore them in two days.
- The agency noted that Ukrainian electricity, which was exported after synchronization to the EU, as well as through separate lines to Moldova and Poland, helped Europe replace Russian gas and maintained the stability of the energy system.