EU endorses Moldova’s Summer Preparedness Plan for electricity security at high-level energy dialogue 

The European Commission, Moldova’s Ministry of Energy and the Energy Community Secretariat met in Brussels on 5 May to step up cooperation in the context of geopolitical instability. The Seventh EU-Moldova High-Level Energy Dialogue was co-chaired by EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen and Moldova’s Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu. 

During the meeting, Moldova’s Summer Preparedness Plan for the electricity sector was endorsed, developed with the support of the Energy Community Secretariat. 

“Moldova has been working to strengthen electricity security of supply in a challenging regional context, as Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to disrupt regional energy systems and affect the country’s domestic supply situation,” the Energy Community Secretariat said in a press release. “As summer represents a peak period for electricity demand in Moldova, more than half of the Energy Community Contracting Party’s electricity needs are expected to be covered through imports, underscoring the importance of electricity market integration for energy security.”

In this context, officials stressed the importance of close coordination with Romania, Ukraine and regional transmission system operators to ensure reliable electricity supply throughout the summer period.

The Summer Preparedness Plan seeks to address the import-dependency challenge by strengthening regional coordination and cross-border electricity flows, while simultaneously reducing the system’s continued reliance on external sources.

Security of electricity supply will be further strengthened through Moldova’s efforts to expand and diversify its domestic generation capacity, while simultaneously advancing regional electricity infrastructure and increasing cross-border transmission capacity. 

“In this regard, efforts to expand interconnections with Romania are progressing steadily, while the commissioning of the 400 kV Vulcănești-Chișinău project, known as the Energy Independence Line, would mark a major step forward,” the press release says. 

Meanwhile, the Energy Community Contracting Party has continued building the legislative foundations necessary for integration into the European Union’s electricity market. Following the adoption of the necessary EU-aligned legislation, Moldova could potentially proceed with the electricity market coupling with the EU, subject to verification of legislative compliance and technical readiness. 

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