As Alexander Slusari, director of the Forța Fermierilor association—an organization that has publicly highlighted the widespread problems farmers face in purchasing diesel fuel during the harvest season—noted to Logos Press, it is most likely that this fuel delivery was carried out by one or more private operators in the Moldovan energy market. Otherwise, the government has provided additional details about this event. Consequently, it is unclear how the owner (recipient) of the newly arrived diesel fuel will dispose of it.
It is also unclear, according to the organization’s director, what the remaining stock of diesel fuel on the Moldovan market was as of yesterday. Previously, the authorities—or at least some officials—stated that the supply would last for about eight days. As of this morning, there is no information on this matter. It cannot be ruled out that yesterday’s diesel fuel delivery took place when stocks were at zero. The request made yesterday by Forța Fermierilor to monitor inventory levels at Moldova’s energy companies remains relevant.
According to a rough estimate by Forța Fermierilor, the country will need approximately 20,000 metric tons of diesel fuel to successfully complete the harvest and begin the summer-fall planting season for winter crops. For the Republic of Moldova, this is a very significant amount of fuel. For Romania, it is moderate; for the European Union, it is insignificant. Given the current situation, perhaps the time has come to request material assistance from neighboring countries—as was once done during the winter. But to begin this process—and to normalize the situation on the country’s energy market—it makes sense for the Moldovan government to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector. Incidentally, that is exactly what happened.
