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08 Sep. 2022 / 08:52

Vadim Ceban: The real price for a cubic metre of gas should be 36 lei

The real price for a cubic metre of gas should be 36 lei in September, claims the head of "Moldovagaz", Vadim Ceban. He also stated that he will ask the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) for a tariff of 31 lei including VAT, reports Radio Moldova.

"Our calculations take into account what will happen from October 1. We believe that we will have a contract, that is, on October 1, the formula and the weighted average price will change, that is, the price for subsequent months will be lower. We propose not to come with increases every month and after that, to decrease in October, at least to have approved tariffs at the beginning of the month, because when the tariffs are approved in the middle of the month, it is more loaded for us", said Vadim Ceban.

From October 1, the formula for calculating the purchase price will be changed, in accordance with the provisions of the contract signed last year by the Minister of Infrastructure, Andrei Spînu. Thus, 70% of the cost will be formed on the basis of oil prices, and 30% - on the basis of the spot price of natural gas, which reached record levels in some days of August.

Now consumers pay 22.99 lei for 1 cubic metre of natural gas. This is an increase of several times, compared to the beginning of autumn 2021, when the cubic metre of gas cost 4.20 lei.

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