INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Georgias breakaway region of Abkhazia has actually appealed for authorities in Moscow to provide complimentary electrical power next year,
the Black Sea regions energy and transport ministertold Russian media Wednesday.Russiasuspended financial assistance to Abkhazia in
September and ordered the cash-strapped region to buy Russian energy at market rates
Russia has not publicly commented on Abkhazias claims that Moscow unilaterally kept 1.8 billion rubles (around $18 million) in funding.Back
in October, Abkhazia asked Russia to supply social [totally free] electrical energy for 2025 to the amount of 327 million kilowatt-hours,
acting Energy and Transportation Minister Dzhansukh Nanba informed the state-run news agency RIA Novosti.We have actually not yet received
any action, he was priced estimate as stating, noting that Abkhazia had actually satisfied all technical procedures on its side.Nanba
alsosaid Abkhazia has had the ability to purchase just 165 million kilowatt-hours for 655 million Russian rubles ($6.3 million) considering
that November.Last month, opposition protests dislodged Abkhazias Moscow-backed leader and forced legislators to ditch a controversial
Russian investment deal.Abkhazia presently operates under a rollingblackout strategy, with just 2 hours and 48 minutes of electrical energy
provided throughout the day
Electrical power is turned back on in between 9 p.m
and 7 a.m.Alexandra Panina, a member of the board at Russias energy supplier Inter RAO, informed RIA Novosti that Russia materials
electricity to Abkhazia under a pre-paid agreement that ends on Dec
She said the sides had not gone over extending the agreement.
