On the platform of the Committee on Economy, Budget and Finance, consultations were held on the legal framework for the activity of companies producing energy from renewable sources.
CBAM mechanism imposes additional taxes
The director of Navitas Energy LLC, Mihail Gîdei, said that renewable energy producers are already facing difficulties in selling electricity, as the local market cannot absorb the entire amount of electricity produced. According to him, exports to Ukraine are practically impossible, due to limitations imposed by the Ukrainian side, and the capacities available for export to Romania are insufficient and increasingly competitive. Moreover, the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could generate additional costs if the Republic of Moldova fails to obtain the recognition of guarantees of origin for energy produced from renewable sources.
“As of January 1, 2026, the CBAM entered into force. What does it mean. Our partner in Romania, for the energy it procures from us, will have to pay additional charges of around €40 per megawatt if we do not present clear evidence that this energy is CO2-free and produced from renewable sources. In this respect, we have submitted several documents, and one of the documents which has considerable legal power for the Romanian side is the guarantee of origin. At the moment we have faced the problem that the guarantees of origin issued by the local authority are not recognized by EU countries, including Romania,” said Gîdei.
He noted that if the problem is not solved, the consequences will be very serious.
Moldova negotiating recognition of green certificates in the EU
According to the Ministry of Energy, the problem lies in the CBAM regulation, which does not even take into account the current electricity mix in Moldova, but a mix from a few years ago, when MGRES was dominant.
The National Agency for Energy Regulation has given assurances that it is trying to prepare the necessary infrastructure to recognize these guarantees of origin. In order to anticipate when guarantees of origin issued in the Republic of Moldova will start to be recognized, the agency, with the support of the Energy Community, has developed a platform through which these guarantees are issued. The platform is compatible with those used in EU countries for the issuance and transfer of guarantees of origin.
“There are intensive discussions with the Energy Community Secretariat to have these guarantees of origin mutually recognized in the countries of the community and, likewise, we have already sent a request to the issuing entities in the European Union for us to be received there as observer members. We have already received a draft contract. We are not full members, but we will still be observer members in this association and, if the decision will be taken to use our guarantee of origin as a proof that the energy exported to the European Union comes from renewable resources, then everything will be finalized”, said ANRE Director Alexandru Ursu.
