Transnistria deprived of heating – Liberation

Gas transit through Ukraine stopped on January 1 as planned and Gazprom did not seek an alternative supply route, leaving the region’s 350,000 inhabitants facing very complicated living conditions.

Last night, at a time when the whole planet was celebrating the new year, Transnistria fell into the unknown. The separatist Moldovan region, supplied almost free of charge with Russian gas by Moscow since its creation in 1991, has no longer had access since January 1 to the precious fossil fuel which fueled its entire economy. The town gas connection was immediately interrupted for individual houses. The level of gas still present in the network should be able to supply buildings for a few more days, with variations depending on the region, according to the Tiraspol separatists. But the production of central heating and hot water, which is very costly in terms of energy, has already stopped, while the outside temperature is approaching negative values.

Traditionally, Transnistria was supplied from Russia via one of the many gas pipelines that pass through Ukraine. But Kyiv decided in 2024 not to renew the five-year transit agreement which authorized Gazprom to use this infrastructure