Moldova considers to close power plant due to high price of Russian gas
The Chisinau heating/power station CET-2 will be closed, if the gas tariff increase by 14%, its Director Alexandr Comarov declared in the course of debates in the connection of Moldovagaz's demand to raise the gas tariffs in the connection with the gas price increase from April 1.
He said that 70 million lei are necessary for the exploitation of the station until the end of the year, the run-up for the winter period, for paying out salaries, but in the best case it will possible to provide only 17 million lei.
"If the gas price increases, the station will not be able to pay for it, it will stop and the city will be left without heating.
In his words, in order to pay to Moldovagaz (a subsidiary of Gazprom in Moldova), the station takes bank credits, but it cannot repay them.
"These are unbearable tariffs, we ask to take into consideration our calculations and problems, as well", he said.
Termocom Commercial Director Mihai Arusoi said that he agrees with the methods of approving the gas tariffs and has no claims for the time being.
The differences will arouse, when we receive exact data", he said.
Moldovagaz demands from the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) to raise the tariffs from April 1 on the average by 14%, motivating this by the gas prices increase for Moldova from $233 to $252 per 1000 cubic meters. Next week the ANRE will actualize the tariffs on gas, heating and electric energy.
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