At the moment, we know that the Hungarian company MOL has approached Moldovagaz with a request to undergo the client verification procedure. This is a standard procedure in the energy community,” he said.

Unrecognized Transnistria announced its readiness to purchase natural gas through the Moldovan company Moldovagaz. Tiraspol allegedly notified Chisinau of this

Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have suggested that EU assistance in overcoming the energy crisis in Moldova will reduce "Russia's ability to exploit Transnistria in its energy blackmail schemes".

Moldova and the European Union have worked out an emergency plan to help the pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria mired in an energy crisis after the halt of Russian gas flows.

Protests erupted across Transnistria on Friday, with residents of the Moscow-backed separatist region demanding Moldovan authorities provide gas supplies amid an ongoing energy crisis. Russia’s Gazprom halted gas supplies to Transnistria on Jan.