Moldova is set to declare a state of emergency on Friday as the small former Soviet state seeks alternative gas sources after Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom slashed supplies amid a wider global energy crunch.
Natalia Gavrilita, Moldova’s prime minister, said pressure levels in the country’s gas pipeline network had fallen to “critical levels” sufficient to damage Moldova’s supply routes.
The country of 2.6m people, wedged between Romania and Ukraine, is seeking emergency support from the EU after Gazprom cut supplies by a third last month following the expiry of a long-term contract, and demanded Moldova pay more than double the previous price to keep gas flowing.
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