Electricity

Turkey is entering a new stage of its energy strategy, negotiating the construction of nuclear power plants with a number of global players, from Russia to Canada. This could involve projects with a total capacity of up to 8 reactors and total investments of up to $100 billion over the next decade, which could radically change the country’s energy balance.

The funds from the European Union will be used for investments in energy, water supply and social services, including support for children and youth. This was stated by Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu, commenting on the European Commission’s decision to allocate 189 million euros within the Reform and Growth Mechanism for Moldova.

Tesla has entered into a major $4.3 billion agreement with LG Energy Solution to grow its fast-growing energy storage business. As part of the deal, battery cell supplies will be sourced from a facility in Lansing, Michigan, which was previously created as a joint project between LG and General Motors, but was later reoriented to meet new challenges.

Almost 75% of buildings in Moldova were commissioned before 2005 and built without modern energy efficiency standards. By 2050, the authorities plan to reduce consumption in the residential sector by 40.8%, and by 2030 to reduce energy consumption to 2.8 million tons of oil equivalent (or 3 million tons of primary energy).

Record figures have been recorded in the renewable energy sector in Moldova. Over the last four years, the installed capacity has increased almost 12 times. A quarter of the total volume of electricity consumed is the share of “green” energy.

Chairman António Costa said that threats against EU leaders were unacceptable, commenting on Ukrainian President Zelensky’s remarks against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Slovakia’s state-owned company SEPS has officially notified Ukraine about the cessation of emergency electricity supplies.

The authorities urge not to encourage inflation expectations. The rise in fuel prices over the past two weeks has increased the total costs of businesses by a maximum of 1.5%.

The transportation of liquefied natural gas from the USA via Romania is extremely important for Ukraine and at the same time beneficial for Moldova. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this in Bucharest at a joint press conference with Romanian President Nicusor Dan after their official meeting.

In recent days, drivers from neighboring countries have started coming to Moldova to refuel, as the prices for gasoline and diesel fuel here are among the lowest in the region. This was reported by Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu, who said that this situation should be thoroughly analyzed.

Overcoming the 2025 energy crisis by about two-thirds has been financed by the EU and European bilateral partners to the tune of €215 million, mainly in the form of grants for electricity procurement and support to households, businesses and social institutions. External support to the energy sector will be significantly reduced in 2026.

In 2025, 24.5% of the gross final electricity consumption of the Republic of Moldova was provided by renewable energy sources (RES). The increase in the share of electricity from RES was due to the growth in the number of RES electricity producers, as well as the dynamics of the total installed capacity at the country level.

The government and importers of petroleum products have analyzed several options and mechanisms that could be applied to ensure that a possible price increase would be “gradual” and would not have a drastic impact on consumers.

Tehran is experiencing a “temporary shortage” of fuel amid U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, according to the governor of Iran’s capital province. Residents have been urged to refrain from unnecessary travel and save fuel.

Export and re-export of gasoline and diesel fuel from Giurgiulesti port may be restricted if stocks fall below 8,000 tons of gasoline and 25,000 tons of diesel fuel. Under the same conditions, ship bunkering services will be suspended.
This is reported by the National Crisis Management Center.

For the first time since November 2025, Ukraine started supplying electricity abroad. Specifically, on March 5, a minimum export to Moldova was recorded. Before that, the last time electricity was exported was on November 11, 2025.

The Board of Directors of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has revoked the status of qualified small power producer from 13 companies that failed to fulfill the obligations set forth in the current legislation.

On the initiative of the National Crisis Management Center and in accordance with the appeal of the Ministry of Energy and the National Energy Regulatory Agency, the government imposed a 60-day high alert regime in the energy sector.

Premier Energy Group reported strong operational and financial growth in 2025 on the back of expanded renewable energy generation capacity, increased energy supply and continued investment in distribution networks in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

January 2026 was a record year for imported electricity supplies to Ukraine – 894.5 thousand MWh, according to Logos Press.