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Moldova gas tariff controversy escalates
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Moldova gas tariff controversy escalates
In mid‑July, a board member of the state‑run gas distributor SA Energocom resigned, citing a lack of transparency after the company asked the regulator to raise natural‑gas tariffs for low‑pressure network users from 14.42 lei to about 20.93 lei per cubic metre. Energy officials defended the increase as a way to avoid larger winter bill shocks, while the mayor of Chișinău warned it would burden citizens. Two weeks later, the debate broadened. A Romanian electricity supplier announced a 13 % tariff hike for its customers, reflecting sharply rising electricity market prices. In Moldova, Energocom’s interim director, Eugeniu Buzatu, responded to calls from PSRM leader Igor Dodon to restart gas purchases from Gazprom, stressing that current prices are set by global market dynamics and should not be compared with past rates. The situation remains On 27 July 2026, the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) proposed a focal point new gas tariff of tension between energy regulators, political leaders, 18.80 lei per cubic metre before VAT, equating to about 20.30 lei with VAT. Opposition parties, civil‑society groups and consumers over affordability the Platforma Demnitate și Adevăr organised protests in front of Parliament, demanding the resignation of Energocom’s director, criminal investigations into the tariff hike and supply choices. No further developments related to early parliamentary elections. The platform accused the gas‑tariff dispute have been reported since government of basing the last update. tariff on forecasts rather than actual procurement costs, citing a purchase price of €623 per 1,000 cubic metres and arguing the tariff should not exceed 17.44 lei. Protesters called for transparent calculation methods and measures to protect consumers from soaring energy bills.
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