Moldovagaz to continue supplying gas to Transdniestria until end of year
CHISINAU. June 9 (Interfax) - Moldova's National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) will continue to authorize JSC Moldovagaz, 63% owned by Gazprom , to supply natural gas to Transdniestria until the end of this year, ANRE reported following a board meeting on Tuesday.
"The decision which has been taken will extend the powers of JSC Moldovagaz as the designated supplier to December 31, 2026. This measure is aimed at ensuring the uninterrupted supply of natural gas and reinforcing the security of supplies in the Transdniestria region in connection with the expiry of the current powers on June 30, 2026," the regulator said in a statement.
The ANRE said that it had made this decision based on the necessity of preventing interruptions to existing operational and contractual arrangements, reserving the throughput capacity of the gas transportation system and ensuring the predictability of gas supply processes.
In August 2025, the ANRE revoked the license of Moldovagaz to supply gas to right-bank Moldova since the company failed to comply with the EU's regulatory requirements to unbundle gas supply and transmission functions. Energocom was appointed the designated gas supplier and granted the right to provide public utilities services; however, the regulator also took the decision to keep Moldovagaz as the supplier of gas to Transdniestria until July 1, 2026.
Moldovagaz was also made responsible for forming and maintaining natural gas reserves intended for consumers in Transdniestria.
Hungary's MET Gas and Energy Marketing AG has been supplying natural gas to Transdniestria via Moldovagaz, and later via Tiraspoltransgaz, since February 2025, assisted by financial intermediary companies, some of which are registered in the UAE. Moldovagaz ensures the transit of gas from the border with Romania to Transdniestria. The leadership of the Transdniestrian Moldavian Republic has said that these shipments are carried out with financial assistance from Russia.
On May 13, the Moldovan government extended the state of emergency in the country's economy until June 17 inclusive due to the reduction of gas supplies to Transdniestria, which led key economic indicators in the enclave to drop.
The state of emergency in Transdniestria's economy was first declared on December 11, 2024, and subsequently extended multiple times.
