Cooperation Between Russia and Moldova In the Energy Sector: Trends and Prospects
https://doi.org/10.48137/2687-0703_2021_14_2_48
Abstract
The article examines the specifics of Russia‘s interaction with Moldova in the energy sphere, the main directions of Russia‘s investment policy in this area, and analyzes the results of the implementation of the investment program of Moldovagaz JSC in 2020, based on the fact that the volume of investments in the development of networks in the Moldovagaz system has tripled in the past year.
The author argues that the active investment policy in the gas sector of Moldova, to a large extent, was made possible by the supply of Russian gas to Moldova at a preferential price. The article also examines the validity of Moldovagaz‘s criticism of its effectiveness. The article examines the prospects for Moldova‘s accession to the EU‘s Third Energy Package this year, which aims at Chisinau‘s attempt to enter the European energy market while reducing its heavy dependence on Russian gas. An obstacle on this path is the large aggregate debt of Moldova to Gazprom, whose negative attitude to the terms of the Third Energy Package has long been known.
About the Author
S. Ya. Lavrenov
The Institute of CIS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey Ya. Lavrenov, D. Sc. (Politics), Professor, Head of Department on Moldova and Pridnestrov'e
7/10 b. 3 B. Polyanka str., Moscow, 119180, Russian Federation
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Lavrenov S.Ya. Cooperation Between Russia and Moldova In the Energy Sector: Trends and Prospects. Geoeconomics of Energetics. 2021;(2):48-63. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/2687-0703_2021_14_2_48
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