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Participants in the joint internship program organized by the European Union and the Moldovan government, who are completing their internships at the Ministry of Energy, visited Premier Energy. During the study visit, they learned about the workings of the electric power sector—from electricity distribution and supply to real-time grid monitoring and management.
As of today, the water level in the Dniester Reservoir stands at 112.35 meters. Over the past 24 hours, the inflow into the reservoir has ranged from 15 to 29 cubic meters per second. The downstream flow remains unchanged at 75 cubic meters per second. The water level in the Dubossary Reservoir is virtually constant—approximately 28.06 meters.
Prime Minister Vasile Tofan stated that it will be possible to assess a potential increase in electricity rates if Energocom or other energy market participants submit proposals that take into account the cost of purchasing electricity. He noted that he is not yet ready to discuss a possible rate increase.
Starting Monday, the Polish government sharply reduced the VAT on gasoline and diesel fuel—from 23% to 8%. In addition, Warsaw now sets a daily cap on retail fuel prices.
At a public meeting on August 18, the Board of Directors of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) approved the criteria that must be met to ensure compliance with obligations regarding the effective, simultaneous, complete, and timely disclosure of insider information by participants in the wholesale electricity and natural gas markets.
After the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant in Romania was shut down due to low water levels in the Danube, Russian gas supplies to the country increased.
A shortage of diesel fuel and gasoline continues at some gas stations in Moldova, and operators are working to fully restore supplies, according to the National Energy Regulatory Agency (NARE).
It will be more difficult to secure external funding for energy subsidies this year, President Maia Sandu said.
A delegation from the Republic of Moldova is, after all, participating in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17), which is taking place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from August 17–28. This is the very same forum for which Prime Minister Vasile Tofan had criticized government officials for their potential participation, considering this business trip not the best use of their working time.
In the tender conducted by the Ministry of Energy for the construction of onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 170 MW, seven projects were selected as the winners.
The Swedish company VIM Energy Systems has signed a contract worth approximately 190 million Swedish kronor (about 17.25 million euros) for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a large-scale battery energy storage system park in Bălți, the Republic of Moldova.
At its meeting on August 21, the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) plans to consider a draft decision to raise the natural gas rate for residential consumers to 20.30 lei per cubic meter.
At today’s meeting between representatives of the Ministry of Energy and the National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED) and representatives of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the main areas of future grant assistance to be provided to the Republic of Moldova by the Kingdom of Norway were discussed.At today’s meeting between representatives of the Ministry of Energy and the National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED) and representatives of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the main areas of future grant assistance to be provided to the Republic of Moldova by the Kingdom of Norway were discussed.
On Wednesday, the Romanian government announced that it would begin shutting down its only nuclear power plant on Thursday after water levels in the Danube fell to a record low this week and attempts to prevent a complete shutdown failed. This will be the first shutdown of the plant since the drought of 2003.
Low water levels on the Dniester are causing a chain reaction of degradation in hydrological, physicochemical, and biological processes, dragging the river’s ecosystem into a persistent ecological crisis.
Moldelectrica will be transformed into a joint-stock company: the state will remain the sole shareholder, and the power grids will remain publicly owned.
The owners of 25 high-rise buildings in the municipalities of Chisinau and Balti, as well as in the districts of Drochia, Soroca, Florești, and Orhei, have received their energy audit reports. They will be able to take advantage of energy-saving investments through the Moldova Residential Energy Efficiency Fund (FEERM).
Amazon, one of the world’s largest technology companies, is developing a large data center in West Texas designed to handle AI workloads, which will be powered by its own gas-fired generation facilities with a capacity of up to 7.65 GW.
In July 2026, Energocom purchased a total of 308,868 MW·h of electricity, from both domestic and imported sources, at a weighted average price of 133.86 euros/MWh.
The Romanian Ministry of Energy reported that technical procedures have begun at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant to carry out a controlled shutdown of the second power unit due to very low water levels in the Danube.
