OREANDA-NEWS. June 05, 2013. According to the National Energy Regulatory Agency, in monetary terms, an amount of the gas purchased by Moldova declined 7.4% to MDL 2 billion 190.6 million.

In January-March, 2013 as compared with Q1, 2012, gas consumption in Moldova decreased 8.1% to 432.4 million cu m in physical terms and 6.6% to MDL 2 billion 641.8 million in monetary ones.

The decline was signalled by all kinds of consumers. In particular, the population of Moldova consumed 11.9% less of the gas at an amount of 128.5 million cu m; the consumption of energy sector companies decreased 3% to 207.3 million cu m; the consumption of budget-financed institutions fell 12.2% to 28 million cu m; companies of other branches of the national economy consumed 13% less of the natural gas at an amount of 68.6 million cu m.