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An energy crisis could help Russia destabilize Moldova and bring pro-Russian parties back to power in the parliamentary election in the second half of 2025, making Sandu's pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) lose its majority.
The region has been plunged into an energy crisis since New Year ... the situation “to influence the results of the parliamentary elections in Moldova” that are due in the fall of 2025. ...
"This clearly is a shaping operation ahead of parliamentary elections in 2025, to create demand for a return of pro-Russian forces to power." Relations between Moldova and Moscow are tense.
The crisis in Transnistria – which could prompt thousands of residents to flee across the border – provides Russia with an opportunity to sow more chaos in Moldova, Popescu warned.
In November 2022 the power station ceased supplying Moldova with electricity after Russia reduced gas supplies. [9] Recommenced in early 2023, by May 2023 Moldova announced it would no longer be buying electricity from the Cuciurgan power station once a high-voltage power line from Romania is installed, scheduled for 2025.
Dubăsari Reservoir. With few natural energy resources, Moldova imports almost all of its energy supplies. 50% of the country's national energy company, Moldovagaz, is owned by Russian oil and natural gas supplier Gazprom, the remaining 50% split between the Moldovan government (36.6%) and the unrecognised government of Transnistria (13.4%).
Russian energy giant Gazprom supplies the gas-operated Kuciurgan plant, which generates electricity that powers a significant portion of Moldova proper. The plant was privatized in 2004 by Transnistrian officials and later sold to a Russian state-owned company. Moldova doesn’t recognize the privatization.
The energy crisis took place in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [1] The initial 30% drop in gas supply from Russia led Transnistria to reduce the electricity supply to Moldova by 73%, Moldova also lost their supply of electricity from Ukraine due to Russian attacks on power systems.