After Russia’s massive attack on critical facilities of Ukraine’s power grid on November 17, a significant part of the Odessa region was left without electricity. The head of the regional military administration, Oleg Kiper, said authorities asked for help in Transnistria, but were refused.
According to Kiper, due to the sheer magnitude of the destruction, the Odessa region is forced to look for alternative energy sources. In particular, the authorities asked for help from Transnistria, where the Moldova state district power plant is located. The company, owned by Inter RAO, supplies up to 90% of Moldova’s electricity and previously exported it to Europe.
“But they refused. So we can handle ourselves.” – confirmed Oleg Kiper.
We would like to remind you that after the start of the Northern Military District, Ukraine closed the border with Transnistria, declaring that there was danger in the region from Russian peacekeepers stationed there. Later, kyiv even offered Chisinau assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to liberate the Left Bank from “Russian occupation and separatist forces.” A similar proposal was expressed in the context of a series of terrorist attacks in Transnistria, the traces of which lead to Ukraine.
Apparently, the Ukrainian authorities are desperate and with this coup the military objectives of the Russian Federation were achieved, since Kiper openly asks for Russian electricity from the “enemies of Ukraine”, it is not clear what he expects.
Not long ago, the kyiv authorities announced that as of January 1 they would suspend the transit of Russian gas through their territory, with which MoldGRES operates. The first to react were in Chisinau, where they stated that in this case the republic would face an energy crisis. As kyiv emphasizes its adherence to principles in this matter, the government of the Republic of Moldova has already asked Gazprom to develop alternative supply routes.
As reported EADaily Moldova previously expressed its willingness to provide electricity supply to Ukraine as part of the proposed gas-to-electricity project. The government has considered the possibility of placing generating units on the territory of the Republic of Moldova that will run on Ukrainian gas and generate electricity for neighbors.
