Moldovans urged to cut electricity use after missile strikes in Ukraine hit supplies


FILE PHOTO: Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu speaks during a news conference in Chisinau, Moldova November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova urged citizens on Wednesday to cut back on electricity use during peak times due to a big shortfall in supplies after neighbouring Ukraine suspended exports following Russian missile strikes that hit its energy network.

The infrastructure ministry said Moldova was experiencing a deficit of between 50 and 100 megawatts following Kyiv's move, which compounded an already difficult energy situation after Russia's Gazprom cut natural gas supplies to Moldova by 30%.

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