This was disclosed by Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu.
“In summer, there is a possibility that we will already have a surplus of electricity produced domestically from renewable sources, which we will be able to export to Ukraine,” the minister said on air of a local TV channel.
At the same time, he noted that investment projects in the field of energy storage systems are the most relevant for Moldova now, taking into account the dependence of renewable energy sources on weather conditions.
“Renewable energy sources are unstable, so we are actively promoting projects on energy storage systems and, at the same time, we will pay attention to gas generation projects. We are also receiving signals from local investors who have ordered storage systems and we will have significant energy storage capacity in the spring, which will be very useful in the summer during peak hours,” he explained.
According to the Ministry of Energy, the country’s RES capacity has grown 12 times since 2020, to almost 1GW.
However, Moldova currently meets, on average, more than 70% of its electricity needs through supplies from Romania and Ukraine.
