Transnistria energy storage power station
The Cuciurgan power station (: Termocentrala de la Cuciurgan, : Молдавская ГРЭС, : Moldavskaya GRES), the largestof , is located in , , on the shores of thebordering . Commissioned on 26 September 1964, the facility produced as of 2021about 79% of .
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Should Transnistria buy electricity?
“The elites in Transnistria acknowledge already that we buy electricity from the region not because we have to but because the alternative is to throw the region into a humanitarian crisis,” Moldovan Energy Minister Victor Parlicov said in an interview. Still, officials are unequivocal: It’s time to end the multi-generational deadlock.
Should Moldova buy Transnistria's gas?
In recent years, Brussels has given Moldova tens of millions of euros to build infrastructure and cement its connection to European energy networks, offsetting the costs of buying supplies from elsewhere. That means Moldova doesn’t have to buy Transnistria’s gas anymore, which could spell trouble for the breakaway state.
Where is Transnistria located?
Transnistria lies in the east of Moldova between the Dniester River and Ukraine. A conflict between the independent Republic of Moldova and separatists, who were supported by the Russian Federation, resulted in the breakaway state Transnistria in 1992.
Should Transnistria end its energy monopoly?
Undercutting the breakaway region’s cash flow by ending its energy monopoly offers a chance to heal the country’s divisions and join the bloc as one nation. “Solving the energy issue with Transnistria would be a major step forward,” said Viola von Cramon-Taubadel, a German MEP and member of the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee.
Is Russian intervention in Transnistria threatening Moldova's nighttime lights?
The nighttime lights of Chișinău, the capital of Moldova, are under threat from Russian intervention in Transnistria. Credit: iStock/Getty Images. The Republic of Moldova faces rolling blackouts this winter. The country is already suffering an energy crisis and household energy tariffs are soaring.
Why does Moldova rely on high-voltage cables in Transnistria?
Moldova also relies on high-voltage cables running through Transnistria, giving the region — and its Russian partners — even more leverage. “The beauty of it for the Russians was that by buying electricity from the Transnistrian region, we were basically financing the separatism in our own country,” Parlicov said. The EU has changed that calculus.