New commission tackles energy crisis in Transnistrian region
The energy crisis in the Transnistrian region was a key topic discussed at the inaugural meeting of the Special Commission for Monitoring and Parliamentary Control over the Implementation of the Reintegration Policy. Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, Valeriu Chiveri, attended the meeting and provided insights on the progress of reintegration policies, highlighting the achievements made in this area over the past year. The discussions were held behind closed doors.
During the first meeting, members of the Parliamentary Commission specifically discussed the worsening situation in the Transnistrian region, where the energy crisis is intensifying. Educational institutions, apartment buildings, and large factories on the left bank of the Nistru are no longer receiving heat and natural gas. Currently, thermal energy is provided only to kindergartens, medical facilities, and social institutions.
“This situation concerns us because we know that this crisis could lead to significant problems for citizens. They are increasingly finding it difficult to pay for gas amid the ongoing crisis in Iran. We proposed to support the left bank, but they have declined our assistance, possibly due to a lack of approval from the Kremlin,” stated Ion Groza, a deputy of the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS).
Valeriu Chiveri, the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, attended the meeting and discussed the implementation of reintegration policies with the Commission members. Additionally, Sergiu Golovaci, co-chairman of the Unified Control Commission, presented a report on the socially significant projects carried out last year in the Security Zone localities.
“It was a productive and informative meeting. We will certainly reconvene in the near future,” said Alexandr Berlinschi, a deputy from the Our Party.
The special commission to monitor parliamentary oversight of the implementation of the reintegration policy was established on December 18, 2025, and comprises 11 deputies. Six members represent the Action and Solidarity Party, while one representative each has been delegated by the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, the Our Party, Democracy at Home, and the Alternative Faction.
The commission’s goal is to monitor and evaluate the implementation of reintegration policies and to develop proposals and recommendations on key current issues in the field.
