The companies mentioned – Koron Grup SRL, Simplas Solar Centru SRL, Simplas Solar Centru SRL, Green Park Energy and SRL EW Energy Wind SRL – filed appeals after their applications to install solar parks were initially found non-compliant.
According to the minutes of the meeting, the commission rejected the appeals due to lack of previous experience in installing and managing solar parks larger than 1 MW, non-compliance with bank guarantee requirements or lack of prior approval from the Council for the Promotion of Investment Projects of National Importance.
Moldova launched its first renewable energy auction in August 2024. It aimed to procure 60 MW of solar and 105 MW of wind power, with successful investors receiving fixed price guarantees for electricity generated for 15 years.
By the time the auction closed at the end of March 2025, the bid had been re-subscribed, with 34 bids for 236.61 MW of solar projects and eight bids for 207.5 MW of wind projects. All bidders are local companies, two of which have foreign founders.
The tender committee, which includes Moldovan Energy Minister Dorin Jungietu, now plans to study the technical proposals of the remaining bids by April 30.
Earlier this month, the Moldovan government announced plans to launch a new tender for large renewable energy parks co-located with battery energy storage systems.
