Moldovagaz company logo CHISINAU, Jan 21 Moldovagaz applied to the National Agency on energy regulation with a request to increase the gas tariff for consumers in Moldova from 511 to 743 dollars per thousand cubic meters, the company's press service reported. from 450 to 646 dollars per thousand cubic meters. The parliament of the republic introduced a state of emergency for 60 days to resolve the problem. It is expected that from February 1, the gas tariff may increase by 30%.The President of Moldova appealed to the nation because of the gas crisis «JSC Moldovagaz sent a request to the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) to increase the average tariff for the supply of natural gas to end consumers at regulated prices in 2022 from 9,227 to 13,418 lei ( 511 — 743 dollars) per thousand cubic meters,» the message posted on the company's Facebook page says. The company explained that the tariff should be increased in order to fully cover the cost of gas purchases and ensure the fulfillment of contractual payment obligations to the supplier. According to the calculations of Moldovagaz, the new tariffs should come into force on January 1, 2022. Gazprom and Moldovagaz on October 29, after lengthy negotiations, extended the gas supply contract for a period of 5 years, starting from November 1. «Gazprom» said that, taking into account the situation in Moldova, it was decided to sign the contract practically on the terms of the Moldovan side, but subject to timely 100% payment of current payments. In November, the republic had problems with the transfer of payments on time, a delay was needed. The Moldovan authorities approved amendments to the state budget to pay off the debt to Gazprom in the amount of $74 million for gas received in October and November, in December Moldovagaz was able to pay off on its own. However, a representative of Gazprom, Sergey Kupriyanov, expressed fears that the non-payment crisis could repeat in the future.
