Dodon says Russian gas at $300-350 per thousand cubic metres is realistic
Igor Dodon says direct Russian gas deliveries to Moldova at $300-350 per thousand cubic metres are realistic after his Moscow visit.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
Today, according to Dodon, you pay about 1.33 euro per cubic metre of gas. The minister says the tariff of 26 lei per cubic metre includes 17.5 lei for the gas bought. No decision on the deliveries Dodon proposes has been announced.
What happened
Igor Dodon, leader of the PSRM party, says a real possibility of direct Russian gas deliveries to Moldova exists after his visit to Moscow. He compared Moldova's price with those in Turkey, Serbia and Spain. Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu rejected the socialists' accusations against Energocom and ANRE, the National Energy Regulatory Agency.
In short
- Dodon considers a price of $300-350 per thousand cubic metres realistic.
- Dodon says a cubic metre of gas costs about 0.4 euro in Turkey, 0.5 euro in Serbia and 0.58 euro in Spain.
- Liliana Vitu, head of the StratCom centre, called such trips a "kiss of death".
- Vitu says physical delivery of Russian gas is currently impossible because transit through Ukraine has stopped.
Original sources
- Dodon: În Spania, gazul costă 0,58 euro, iar la noi · in RomanianRead it on Point.md
- Додон: В Испании газ стоит 0,58 евро, а у нас · in RussianRead it on Point.md
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