Almost all industrial factories in Transnistria have stopped working
3 January 11:00
Almost all industrial enterprises in the unrecognized pro-Russian Transnistrian Moldovan Republic have stopped working due to the energy crisis. This was stated by the Minister of Economy of the PMR Sergey Obolonik, Komersant ukrainskyi reports.
According to the official, only those enterprises on which the food security of the territory depends are currently able to supply gas to the unrecognized republic.
“The crisis is so severe that there is no need to list which enterprises have stopped. All industrial enterprises are standing, except for those that ensure the food security of Transnistria. There is no energy resource for the industrial sector,”
– obolonik wrote.
The energy crisis in Transnistria began on January 1, after Ukraine cut off the transit of Russian gas through its territory. The unrecognized republic turned out to be critically dependent on Russian gas and unprepared for such a step by Ukraine. The territory immediately stopped supplying heat to homes and began selling firewood.
Almost 75,000 residential customers have already been disconnected from gas. 116,000 will continue to receive a limited amount of natural gas. These are mostly residents of high-rise buildings who cook on gas stoves.
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The PMR says it will have enough gas to keep critical facilities running until January 20 in the south of the republic and January 10 in the north.
The Moldovan state hydroelectric power plant, which supplies electricity to Moldova and Transnistria, has switched to coal, which will be enough for 50-52 days of electricity supply. Moldova claims that the country’s energy security is not threatened. In particular, the state is able to import electricity from Romania and Ukraine. However, Transnistria has no such options.
At the same time, as the minister of the unrecognized republic notes, it will only be clear by January 5 how much electricity the household sector consumes. And then the energy balance will show what can be directed to the needs of enterprises. But the enterprises of the PMR may not be able to start up.
“The problem is so global that if it is not resolved for a long time, we will get irreversible changes. That is, enterprises will lose the opportunity to launch,”
– emphasizes Sergiy Obolonik.
An economic emergency has been declared in the unrecognized republic. The problems will only get worse as the temperature drops.
