Gas supplies from Greece to Ukraine will become cheaper: Moldova adopts decision for Trans-Balkan Corridor

The National Energy Regulatory Agency of Moldova (ANRE) has decided to extend preferential conditions for gas transportation via the Trans-Balkan Corridor. This step should strengthen energy security in the region and ensure stable gas supplies to Ukraine. This was reported by the ANRE press service.

The agency’s board of directors approved changes aimed at optimizing the use of capacities of “Route 1” within the Trans-Balkan Gas Pipeline. This decision was the result of a joint appeal by gas transmission operators of five countries – Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine.

The main innovations include:

• extension of the special product “Route 1” for another six months – from November 2025 to April 2026;

• application of a 50% discount on transportation tariffs for the Moldovan operator “Vestmoldtransgaz” at the connection points “Causani” and “Grebeniki”;

• a similar discount of 50% will be introduced by the Romanian operator “Transgaz”.

“With this decision, the Republic of Moldova strengthens its role as a regional transit corridor, facilitating the transportation of natural gas from Greece to Ukraine and contributing to the diversification of routes and sources of supply,” – ANRE noted.

The regulator predicts that in the long term such steps will contribute to the growth of gas transportation volumes, which in turn will reduce tariffs for users of the system operated by “Vestmoldtransgaz”.

In addition, at the meeting, ANRE approved regulated tariffs for ancillary services for the operator “Štefan-Vode-gaz” and set prices for gas supply by “Energocom”, which performs the function of a supplier of “last hope” for consumers who have lost their provider.