4 FAQs about Moldova household energy storage requirements

Does Moldova import electricity?

The Republic of Moldova's energy sector is heavily reliant on imports, with 80% of its electricity being imported in 2020. Prior to the war in Ukraine, the electricity was mainly imported from Ukraine. Since November 2023, the MGRES gas-fired power plant in Transnistria is making up for the electricity import deficit from Ukraine.

What is Moldova's energy package?

This package has been mandatory for transposition into Moldovan legislation since 2022, as part of Moldova's commitments as a contracting party to the Energy Community Treaty. Its adoption will support the greater integration of Moldova's electricity market into the European market.

How much electricity does Moldova produce?

The country produces only about 20 percent of its annual electricity consumption from natural gas-fired combined heat and electricity power plants. Moldova has one hydropower plant, the Costesti Hydropower Plant. Moldavskaya GRES (MGRES) in the separatist region of Transnistria supplies the vast majority of the remaining 80 percent of electricity.

Does Moldova have a new energy policy?

Moldova has committed to implement reforms embedded within the European Union's Third Energy Package, a suite of legislation adopted in 2009 aimed at creating integrated and competitive energy markets for natural gas and electricity.

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