Moldova Deputy PM announces deal to reduce risk of massive power outages

Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu announced an energy deal on Saturday he said would reduce the risk of large-scale electricity outages in
the former Soviet republic.
Spinu said state utilities firm Energocom would purchase enough electricity from the country’s largest power station to cover all of Moldova’s needs for December when combined with existing imports from Romania.
Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest countries, has suffered from widespread power outages amid a reduced flow of natural gas from Russia and Kremlin air strikes on energy infrastructure in neighbouring Ukraine.
The power station, located in a breakaway territory loyal to Moscow, depends on Russian gas dispensed by Chisinau. It had stopped providing electricity to the rest of Moldova after Russian state energy giant cut flows by 40%.