State of emergency in Transdniestria's economy extended to June 17

TIRASPOL. May 13 (Interfax) - The Supreme Council of the unrecognized Transdniestrian Republic approved a decree issued by Transdniestrian leader Vadim Krasnoselsky extending the state of emergency in the economy to June 17 at an emergency meeting on Wednesday.

The decree states this decision was made amid a heavy general economic crisis and the continuing deterioration of socio-economic indicators caused by a considerable reduction of natural gas supplies.

The decree establishes a number of emergency measures and restrictions, including rational consumption of energy resources, priority of financing events to preserve citizens' life and health, and measures to prevent, minimize and eliminate the consequences of natural gas shortage. The state of emergency allows the self-proclaimed authorities to redistribute energy resources, to limit gas supply to industrial enterprises in favor of the general public and to use resources from reserve funds.

Transdniestria introduced a state of economic emergency on December 11, 2024, for 30 days due to a risk of ceasing Russian gas supplies, which happened on January 1, 2025.

Since then, the state of emergency was extended five times and lifted only on June 8. It was reinstated on December 18, 2025 for 90 days following a reduction in gas supply. The state of emergency was extended for 30 days in March, for 30 days in April, and for another 30 days now.

There was no gas supply to Transdniestria in January 2025. Hungarian MET Gas and Energy Marketing AG has been supplying gas to Transdniestria since February 1, and various companies with Russian capital, which operate in the UAE, are paying for the deliveries.

Gas supply has shrunk from 2 million cubic meters to 1 million cubic meters per day since November 2025, causing the new crisis. Some energy-intensive enterprises had to curtail production and announce downtime, and hot water supply to residential buildings has stopped.

The Moldovan authorities believe the situation may worsen if the MET company revises the conditions of gas supply to Transdniestria or stops supplies after the elections in Hungary.

The crisis in the Middle East exacerbated the situation.