Russian missile attacks on Odesa region damaged energy supply in Transnistria

Missile attacks by Russian troops on the energy infrastructure of Odesa region have also affected the Transnistrian region.

This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Moldova Victor Parlikov, according to NewsMaker.

According to him, the Rybnytsia Metallurgical Plant was left without electricity and operates at minimum capacity.

According to the Moldovan minister, Russia is gradually disconnecting Moldova's energy system from Ukraine through its attacks.

"Do you see what is happening now because of the attacks on Ukraine? The power lines connecting Moldova and Ukraine are out of order, transformer stations are not working. The high-voltage lines between Podilsk and Rybnytsia are not functioning, and Metallurgical is now connected to an internal 110 kV low-voltage line, which only allows it to maintain its operation, but not to function in full," he said.

It should be noted that on November 18, commenting on the situation with the power supply, the head of the Odesa State Administration, Oleg Kiper, said that Odesa region had asked Transnistria for help in providing electricity, but they refused.

As the ODA explained to Intent, it was the power company that approached Transnistria, not the regional administration. So Intent turned to the electricity distribution operator DTEK Odesa Power Grids, which explained that it only transports electricity from Ukrenergo's high-voltage substations to customers' homes and has no authority to negotiate electricity exports or imports. They were advised to contact NPC Ukrenergo. NPC Ukrenergo told the publication that they could not provide any comments on the situation with energy supply because the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine recommended that energy companies refrain from commenting.

Instead, Vitaliy Savych, energy manager, explained to Intent.Insight that electricity supply to Odesa region from Transnistria is theoretically and technically possible, but in fact it has not been happening for a long time, so it is very problematic to supply power from there to the region.

Кирило Бойко