Everyone knows that energy has gone up in price. Together with electricity, the total amount of utility bills is at the level of 200-300 euros per month for two- to three-bedroom apartments. Almost like in Europe. Every day matters to people, the bills for many people are unaffordable.
Ion Ceban, the capital’s mayor, also came forward with explanations. “There are calls from citizens demanding that the heating be turned off because of the warm weather. I want to repeat that apartment building managers do it themselves. The mayor’s office has nothing to do with this process,” he said.
Indeed, the enterprise “Termoelectrica” is not subordinated to the Chisinau City Hall, but to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development. The mayor’s office can only give its recommendations.
In its turn, Termoelectrica JSC informs that the procedure of disconnection from centralized heating is very simple, the administrator of an apartment building or a building should notify the supplier. A team will come immediately and shut off the valve.
Termoelectrica monitors the dynamics of the ambient temperature on a daily basis. For example, in January 2025, the average outdoor temperature was +3.1 degrees Celsius. In February, the temperature dropped to -2.1 degrees Celsius. Accordingly, the temperature of the heating medium supplied to the network was increased.
According to the contracts, Termoelectrica supplies heat energy for heating and hot water supply to the point of entry into the building, where the consumption meter is located. Such modern meters are installed in most of the housing stock in Chisinau, they are equipped with an electronic archive that records hourly, daily and monthly consumption with a memory for 36 months. The administrator, aka the manager of the apartment building, has access to the meter readings.
The supplier emphasizes that tenants can contact their administrator in order to regulate the heat consumption of the building, to avoid overconsumption. Simply put, for the purpose of saving money. The conclusion to be drawn from this is that heating bills for identical apartments may differ if these apartments are located in different neighborhoods.
