Most public institutions from Chisinau have already requested heating, 10% of whom are already being provided. Worst off are the apartment blocks, where only 54% have requested to be connected to heating, wrote IPN.

Chief of General Directorate for Housing and Land Management, Petru Gontea claims that before the cold season steps in, the heating can only be provided at the resident's request. 

General director of "Termoelectrica" SA, Veaceslav Ene said that until now, around 500 apartment blocks and institutions are connected and the number of requests keeps rising.

General director of "Apă-Canal Chișinău" SA,  Veronica Herța, mentioned that they are also ready to provide residents with hot water, but the number of requests are low. Veronica Herța has also requested citizens to pay their debts for their providers, amounting to 4 million lei.