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On 2 January, Transnistria's Minister of Economic Development, {{ill|Sergey Obolonik|ru|Оболоник, Сергей Анатольевич}}, stated that all industrial enterprises in Transnistria had stopped their activities, with the exception of those necessary to maintain [[food security]] in the breakaway state. He warned of "irreversible changes" as "enterprises will lose the ability to start up" if the gas problem was not resolved soon. He also stated that almost 75,000 households had already been disconnected from the supply of gas, while 116,000 would receive a limited amount of gas for the moment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://novostipmr.com/ru/news/25-01-02/sergey-obolonik-vse-promyshlennye-predpriyatiya-pridnestrovya|title=Сергей Оболоник: Все промышленные предприятия Приднестровья остановились|newspaper=Novosti Pridnestrovya|date=2 January 2025|language=ru}}</ref> Moldovagaz and Energocom offered Tiraspoltransgaz assistance, including technical and commercial support, to organise the purchase of gas from any European gas platform at [[market price]].<ref name=":10" /> Tiraspoltransgaz rejected this offer, with the Transnistrian authorities stating that this would entail buying gas at a higher price and that a resumption of gas supplies by Gazprom was expected in virtue of the contract expiring in 2026.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ipn.md/ro/tiraspolul-refuza-ajutorul-moldovagaz-si-energocom-asteapta-livrari-de-7966_1110541.html|title=Tiraspolul refuză ajutorul Moldovagaz și Energocom. Așteaptă livrări de la Gazprom|newspaper=IPN Press Agency|date=3 January 2025|language=ro}}</ref> Regarding the export of energy from Romania to Moldova, Romanian energy minister Burduja declared "I consider that we have a moral duty to stand by our brothers across the [[Prut]] with everything possible".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/burduja-despre-ajutorul-acordat-de-romania-zfratilor-de-peste-prut-dupa-oprirea-gazelor-rusesti-zavem-o-datorie-morala.html|title=Burduja, despre ajutorul acordat de România "fraților de peste Prut", după oprirea gazelor rusești: "Avem o datorie morală"|first=Alexandru|last=Toader|publisher=Pro TV|date=2 January 2025|language=ro}}</ref>
On 3 January, Moldova's National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) increased electricity tariffs for Premier Energy consumers in the centre and south of the country by 75% (from 2.34 to 4.10 lei per [[kilowatt-hour]]) and for FEE-Nord consumers in the north by 65% (from 2.84 to 4.68 lei per kWh). Heating tariffs were also increased by 38% in Chișinău, 17% in Bălți and 12% in [[Comrat]]. The [[Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (Moldova)|Ministry of Labour and Social Protection]] announced it would compensate the increase in energy tariffs to those who had already submitted compensation requests.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsmaker.md/rus/novosti/veernye-otklyucheniya-v-pridnestrove-i-vzlet-tarifov-na-pravom-beregu-glavnoe-ob-energokrizise-v-moldove-na-3-yanvarya/|title=Ве��рные отключения в Приднестровье и взлет тарифов на Правом берегу. Главное об энергокризисе в Молдове на 3 января|first=Nikolay|last=Pakholnitsky|newspaper=NewsMaker|date=3 January 2025|language=ru}}</ref> The volume of gas exports from Romania to Moldova, carried out primarily through the [[Iași–Chișinău pipeline]], reached a record level of {{convert|5|e6m3|e6cuft|abbr=unit}} of gas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.digifm.ro/stiri/extern/romania-stabileste-un-record-istoric-al-exporturilor-de-gaze-catre-republica-moldova-238591|title=România stabilește un record istoric al exporturilor de gaze către Republica Moldova|publisher=Digi FM|date=3 January 2025|language=ro}}</ref> In Transnistria, [[Power outage|power cuts]] were introduced from 18:00 to 22:00, lasting one hour and rotating between different parts of the republic, as the energy system would not be producing enough electricity to meet the population's consumption level.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://novostipmr.com/ru/news/25-01-03/3-yanvarya-s-1800-v-pridnestrove-nachnutsya-veernye-otklyucheniya|title=3 января с 18:00 в Приднестровье начнутся веерные отключения электроэнергии|newspaper=Novosti Pridnestrovya|date=3 January 2025|language=ru}}</ref>
Recean described the end of Russian gas supplies to Transnistria as a security crisis for Moldova with the aim of allowing a pro-Russian victory in the upcoming parliamentary election and "transforming our territory into a weapon against Ukraine", adding that Russia had "betrayed" and "isolated" Transnistria. Furthermore, the Moldovan government announced it had alternative energy sources ([[Biomass heating system|biomass systems]], [[Electric generator|generators]]), humanitarian aid and essential medical supplies ready to be sent to Transnistria if the separatist authorities accepted the help.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/externe/moldova/premierul-rep-moldova-despre-criza-din-transnistria-rusia-arata-rezultatul-inevitabil-pentru-toti-aliatii-sai-tradarea-si-izolarea-3067781|title=Premierul Rep. Moldova, despre criza din Transnistria: Rusia arată rezultatul inevitabil pentru toți aliații săi, trădarea și izolarea|first=Maria|last=Isopescu|publisher=Digi24|date=3 January 2025|language=ro}}</ref> ==Analysis==
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