This was announced in social networks by the former Minister of energy of Ukraine Olga Buslavets. “Five GTS operators in the direction Greece – Ukraine (Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Romania, Moldova and Ukraine) have initiated the ROUT1 product with tariffs reduced by 25%, which in case of quick approval by regulators can “unblock” the most expensive import direction of gas to Ukraine,” – she said.
According to her, last week there was an increase in natural gas imports to Ukraine up to 19m m3/day (due to the resumption of supplies from Slovakia).
At the same time, the total level of natural gas reserves in Ukrainian UGS facilities is 6.4bn m3 (including 4.1bn m3 of long-term storage gas including gas in temporarily uncontrolled territories, as well as 0.6bn m3 of active long-term storage gas transferred to the category of “buffer gas”).
Ukraine’s daily gas consumption in the last week has decreased to 25m m3/day, which, according to AGSI (the European gas flow metering platform), allows up to 40m m3/day to be pumped into UGS facilities.
In this case, the gas will go from Bulgaria through Romania and Moldova (Isaccea-Orlovca-Causeni-Grebenniki), which will allow the Moldovan system operator Vestmoldtransgaz SRL, which leased the gas transportation networks from Moldovagaz, to earn good money on transit.
It should be reminded that after the recent increase in tariffs, transit through Moldova is now the most expensive in the region. The rates are $40 per 1000 cubic meters. Even reduced by 25%, this promises a good profit for the company with Romanian capital registered in Moldova.
