The annual Moldova Eco Energetică competition, organized by the National Center for Sustainable Energy (CNED), was an incentive to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions. The event brought together government officials, diplomats, experts, company representatives and media to recognize the achievements of those who are accelerating the green transition.
“This year will be the year of accelerating the energy transition in Moldova,” said Energy Minister Dorin Jungietu during the gala. – More than a quarter of the energy consumed in Moldova comes from renewable sources, and investments in this area are growing. This year, we are planning to hold a second tender for the purchase of 170 MW of green wind power. But green transition means not only green energy production, but also energy efficiency”.
“Beyond the need to increase clean energy production, the most important thing is to provide it affordably and predictably. For this, we must invest in storage and balancing,” emphasized Radu Marian, Chairman of the Parliament’s Commission for Economy, Budget and Finance.
And Ion Muntean, Director of CNED, emphasized the merits of those who develop and implement such projects. “More than 40 thousand families have already received low utility bills thanks to the replacement of equipment with energy efficient ones within the FEERM program,” he said. – And residents of apartment buildings will soon be able to benefit from reduced costs and increased comfort thanks to energy rehabilitation. In total, the public sector has mobilized more than 400 million euros for energy efficiency measures in educational and health care institutions”.
Within the framework of the competition were awarded:
– Mayor’s Office of c. Sipoteni, Calarasi district for the construction of a 57.6 kW photovoltaic system in the multifunctional cultural center;
– Mayor’s Office of Sirec v. Sirec, Straseni district for the construction of a 200 kW photovoltaic park, which will ensure full energy supply to public institutions;
– Manta commune mayor’s office, Cahul district, for the construction of a solar panel power generation system for the kindergarten “Catintuţa” in Paszcani village.
– Baymaclia commune mayor’s office, Causeni district, for the installation of a 30 kW system in the kindergarten and thermal insulation of the administrative block.
In addition, journalists working on the subject were recognized:
– TUK.md editorial board for the best video material.
– Alexandru Nistiriuc, ECO FM for the best radio material
– Elizaveta Orlova, Ecopresa, for the best podcast.
– Eleonora Lisnik, Ecopresa, for the best material in print media
– Georgetta Karasiuchenko, Radio Free Europe, for the best video material.
For the first time this year, the initiative of young researchers in the field of sustainable energy was recognized:
– Begu Valentin – for “Designing the first Low-E building according to the Passive House Institute (PHI) standard using the PHPP program”;
– Daniela Plamediale for modeling electric mobility trends in the transition to sustainable transportation.
– The team consisting of Corneliu Reileanu, Valentin Binzaru, Gheorghe Sîrbu, Emanoel Reileanu for the study “Agro-hydrogravitational system for energy storage and irrigation: micro-photovoltaic pumped hydro-storage station for vineyards”.
– The team consisting of Cipriana Savciuc, Valentin Bynzaru, Florina Teslar for the layout of a sustainable parking lot for bicycles and scooters;
– The team of Alexandra Rusu and Carina Cocirla for the local circular economy model EcoCycle Rîșcani.
During the Moldova Eco Energetică 2025 Gala, companies working in the field of clean technologies within the GCIP Moldova program were awarded. In this section, winners were identified, who will receive 10 thousand USD each and will be able to realize their innovative ideas:
– Water Efficiency category: Florado, a solution called Bioirrigation;
– Water Efficiency category: Ziuzea SRL, solution called Bio-Reactor PRO;
– Energy Efficiency category: Orcolia Lux SRL, EcoSort Machine solution;
– Green Buildings category: T-Shirt Solutions SRL, Bordeiaș solution;
– Green Transportation category: Biz Strategy SRL, Urban Leaf BOX solution.
