Romania unable to supply electricity to Moldova, Ukraine

Romanian Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja has announced that Romania will be unable to supply electricity to Ukraine and Moldova. 

Burduja stated that the European energy market is based on solidarity and mutual benefit, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

Therefore, he argues that the EU should shoulder some of the costs incurred by Romania in supplying electricity to these countries. "We demand that Brussels should adopt a fair and principled approach so that everyone can contribute their share to these additional efforts to assist Ukraine," the minister said.  

Currently, 88 per cent of Moldova's electricity needs are met by the Moldovan state power station located in Transnistria, which is operated by the Russian Inter RAO company. The current contract, which is valid until the end of the year, allows Chisinau to purchase electricity at a rate of $66 per MWh, which is lower than the prices in the EU. 

However, Kyiv has threatened to block the transit of Russian gas starting next year, which powers the plant. US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt had predicted a harsh winter for Ukraine.   He noted that Kyiv has already lost about half of its generating capacity.   Earlier, the Ukrainian government reported the destruction of all thermal power plants that supplied energy to Kharkiv.