This initiative forms part of the measures to implement Law No. 119/2026 on ensuring the security of petroleum products supplies, adopted as part of the process of aligning the national regulatory framework with European Union legislation. The Act provides for the phased creation of emergency reserves, which requires an assessment of existing capacity, the extent to which it is utilised, and the potential for its repurposing.
The inventory will cover both state-owned and private facilities, including operational storage facilities, unused or mothballed sites, as well as infrastructure that can be reused through modernisation, reconstruction or repair.
The results of the assessment will make it possible to identify available capacity for establishing emergency reserves, establish investment requirements for modernising existing infrastructure, and identify any additional capacity that needs to be developed. This information will serve as the basis for drawing up the Action Plan provided for in Article 27 of Law No. 119/2026.
To ensure the transparency of the process, the Ministry has published a Concept Note on the identification and assessment of petroleum product storage capacity in the Republic of Moldova, a document setting out the objectives, general approach and stages of the assessment.
On this basis, a draft Regulation on the inventory and assessment of petroleum product storage capacity will be drawn up, which will be published and put out for public consultation involving the authorities, owners and operators of storage infrastructure, as well as other stakeholders.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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