Odesa Regional Electricity Administration told who applied for electricity from Transnistria

Odesa region asked Transnistria for help in supplying electricity, but they refused.

This was announced by the head of the Odesa State Administration, Oleh Kiper, commenting on the situation with electricity supply in the region.

"We appealed to Transnistria to provide power, but they refused. Therefore, we are coping on our own," said the head of the ODA.

Intent asked the regional administration to clarify who and to whom exactly applied in Transnistria, since the territory legally belongs to the Republic of Moldova, but is actually controlled from Tiraspol by the leadership of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan Republic.

In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution recognizing Russia's armed aggression against Moldova in 1992, as well as Russia's occupation of Transnistria.

Therefore, it is interesting to know whether the Moldovan authorities in Chisinau or the leadership of the unrecognized Transnistrian region in Tiraspol were asked for help.

As explained to Intent by the OVA, Transnistria was approached directly by the power industry, not the regional administration. So Intent turned to the electricity distribution operator DTEK Odesa Power Grids, which explained that it only transports electricity from the high-voltage substations of NPC Ukrenergo to customers' homes and has no authority to negotiate electricity exports or imports. They were advised to contact NPC Ukrenergo. At Intent 's request, NPC Ukrenergo said 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.

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Meanwhile, Odesa residents have been suffering from a power shortage for three days now due to damage to the power grid caused by Russian shelling on the night of November 16-17. The city and Odesa district are experiencing emergency power outages, which are accompanied by the lack of consistent schedules from DTEK Odesa Power Grids.

On the evening of November 18, residents of Dalnytska Street blocked the street to protest against the lack of electricity and feedback from DTEK Odesa Power Grids.

On November 17, the Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations of the Odesa Regional State Administration declared October 18 and 19 as days off for schools and kindergartens in Odesa.

Кирило Бойко