Sweden intends to provide SEK 100 million in new energy support to Moldova
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The new support – totalling SEK 100 million – is expected to be channelled into Moldova’s energy vulnerability fund, which assists vulnerable households in managing elevated energy costs following the Russian Gazprom’s halting of its gas supplies. SEK 200
“Gazprom’s decision to halt Russian gas supplies to Moldova is yet another attempt to undermine Moldova’s political and economic stability. It’s important that Sweden and the EU stand with Moldova as Russia tries to sow division and economic instability. In line with this, we intend to assist the most vulnerable households and help ease the economic burden of elevated energy and electricity costs in winter,” says Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa.
The support is expected to be channelled into the energy vulnerability fund that Moldova and the United Nations Development Programme established to support particularly vulnerable households through the winter. Sweden has previously supported the fund through a total of SEK 200 million in 2022 and 2023.
Swedish support to Moldova
Sweden provides extensive and long-term bilateral reform support to Moldova that aims to support the country’s path to EU accession. The support focuses on democracy, the rule of law, security, market economy development and the environment and climate. Sweden’s reform cooperation with Moldova is governed by a regional Eastern Europe strategy for the period 2021–2027, comprising a total of SEK 6.6 billion for the whole region. In 2023, Sweden’s development assistance to Moldova totalled over SEK 520 million, which included a support package to the energy sector worth SEK 300 million. On 4 February, the European Commission launched a two-year strategy to promote Moldova’s energy independence and resilience worth EUR 250 million.
Press contact
Press Secretary to Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
Mobile +46 76 133 67 90
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