Transnistria''s electricity supply system faces collapse amid gas

The electricity supply system in the Russian-occupied Moldovan region of Transnistria is at risk of collapse after the halt of Russian gas flow, a high-ranking official of Moldova''s Energy Ministry

2025 Moldovan energy crisis

Moldova''s unrecognized breakaway region of Transnistria stopped receiving natural gas supplies from Russia on 31 December 2024, at 19:50 EET (17:50 UTC), as a result of the expiration of Russia''s five-year gas transit deal with Ukraine. This kickstarted a nationwide energy crisis; heating, hot water and gas (except for cooking in cities) were completely cut off in Transnistria, while energy tariffs increased sharply and some vill

Grid failure at Transnistria''s key power plant signals deepening energy

Local sources reported that power generation was restored after approximately one hour. The grid is currently undergoing a phased reconnection process for affected consumers. The outage

Moldova: energy crisis in Transnistria (temporarily) resolved

The Moldavskaya GRES (MGRES) power plant in Transnistria, previously fuelled by gas, switched to coal and drastically reduced its electricity output. As a result, the power grid operator had

Breakaway region of Moldova, half-frozen and powerless, says it has

Transnistria''s power grid teeters on the brink as freezing temperatures and blackouts threaten to plunge the breakaway region of Moldova into utter darkness.

2025 Moldovan energy crisis

On 28 September 2025 elections were held in Moldova, with the ruling PAS holding onto power. Thus, Moldova began to buy more expensive electricity from Romania, while Transnistria remained without

Transnistria cuts back on energy blackouts

Authorities in Moldova''s separatist Transnistria region said on Saturday that energy conservation measures have allowed them to ease restrictions caused by a halt to Russian gas

A Russia-backed breakaway region is fast running out of energy.

In the capital of Transnistria, a self-declared microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year''s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of...

Weekly Roundup: Energy Crisis Shuts Down Transnistria

In Transnistria around 250,000 2 people are entirely without heat or hot water and are relying on an increasingly fragile electrical grid. Today we''re going to look at how this crisis is

Transnistria Appeals to Russia Amid Worsening Energy Crisis

Amid the winter cold, residents have resorted to burning wood or using electric heaters for warmth. This has overwhelmed Transnistria''s Soviet-era energy grid, leading to daily blackouts.

Short of Heat and Power, the Breakaway Region of Transnistria

After struggling without heat for six days, a breakaway region in the Eastern European country of Moldova is now short of electricity, too, with the authorities ordering eight hours of power