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The renewable energy capacity and storage tender received 16 bids for a total installed capacity of 423.85 MW of wind power generation and 305.29 MWh of storage capacity.
With the outbreak of war in Iran, the gas market has entered a phase of uncertainty and sharp price increases, which makes building gas reserves for winter problematic for many countries, including Moldova.
Moldova needs to reduce energy consumption, as the country does not have its own energy resources and the only sustainable way is to reduce it. This was stated by Caroline Novak, State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, at the Smart Cities Moldova 2026 conference.
The Republic of Moldova has crossed the threshold of 1 GW of installed renewable energy (RE) capacity, reaching 1,023.42 MW. This achievement reflects the accelerated development of domestic renewable electricity generation capacity.
At an extraordinary meeting on Friday, the Romanian government approved a draft emergency decree aimed at reducing the excise tax on diesel fuel by 30 bani (about 1 Moldovan leu), which will directly reduce the price at gas stations.
The EU is considering all options, including fuel rationing and releasing more oil from strategic reserves, as it prepares for a prolonged energy crisis caused by war in the Middle East.
From April 1, 2026, all large natural gas consumers are obliged to enter the free market and buy gas, including through exchange mechanisms.
The degree of wear and tear of Moldova’s transmission grids ranges from 70% to 90%, and many of them have already exceeded their service life. At the same time, the networks and substations are loaded at 100-110%, which increases technical losses. The Vulcanesti-Isaccea interconnection is also already overloaded due to technological flows.
March ended with a catastrophically low water level in the Dniester reservoir for this period of the year – only 115.28 meters. This was reported by Ilya Trombitsky, director of the Eco-TIRAS organization, on his Facebook page.
Hundreds of gas stations in France have experienced fuel supply disruptions after the government imposed restrictions on the price of gasoline and diesel.
Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe rose 22% year-on-year in March amid the crisis in the Middle East.
The prime minister said that as early as next week, the government may go to parliament with ready documents and propose the lifting of the state of emergency regime. The Cabinet of Ministers will not extend it “for a single day longer than necessary”.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, April 1.
The Ministry of Energy reminded that the deadline to submit bids for the tender for the construction of wind farms with a total capacity of 170 MW, as well as with the obligation to install energy storage systems with a capacity of 44 MWh, expires on March 31.
Societe Generale sees a real risk of Brent oil prices soaring to the $150 per barrel range, as ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is not likely to be restored until mid-April at the earliest. At the same time, oil prices may go significantly higher if the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is closed as well.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has approved new electricity tariffs.
Russian natural gas supplies to Serbia will be carried out on the basis of the extended former contract for another three months. The price of fuel will remain at $320 per thousand cubic meters, although gas costs $645 on the market.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, March 31.
Energy Minister Dorin Jungietu, in a video interview with ZDG, called “populism” the opposition’s proposal to lower excise taxes on fuel at a time when oil prices are rising sharply in the world and on gasoline and diesel in Moldova.
From March 30, 2026, a new phase of the voucher program for household appliances, financed by the European Union and intended for about 3000 families in the Republic of Moldova, will start.
