PROBLEMA ENERGETICĂ A DOSARULUI TRANSNISTREAN. ORIGINI ȘI EVOLUȚII.

In the last period, the energy issue and the concept of “energy security” has been firmly consolidated in the political and public discussions in Chisinau and Tiraspol, however, often used against economic opportunities. The geo-energy significance of the Republic of Moldova is determined by its position. However, since the independence of the Republic of Moldova, the energy security of the republic continues to be threatened by the Transnistrian conflict. For the Republic of Moldova, which does not have primary energy resources and depends on their import, the issue of energy supply remains critical for the functioning and development of the state. In the context of the political negotiations between Chisinau and Tiraspol, the energy problem remains difficult to solve. At the same time, the energy infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova is characterized by the high dependence of the right bank of the Dniester on the electricity production on the left bank of the Dniester and on the transit gas pipelines that cross the Transnistrian region. In this sense, energy, which is “essential for economic and social development and improving the quality of people's lives”, as stated by the UN in Agenda 21 from 1992, becomes an additional problem of the Transnistrian case. Taking into account the connection between human security and its energy component, the article proposes a research into the origin and evolution of the energy issue of the Transnistrian case. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]