At the moment, we know that the Hungarian company MOL has approached Moldovagaz with a request to undergo the client verification procedure. This is a standard procedure in the energy community,” he said.

Protests erupted across Transnistria on Friday, with residents of the Moscow-backed separatist region demanding Moldovan authorities provide gas supplies amid an ongoing energy crisis. Russia’s Gazprom halted gas supplies to Transnistria on Jan.