News about Electricity
Moldova is expanding the list of products subject to excise taxes, including electricity.
Energocom purchased 12,134 MWh of electricity on August 3—27% more than two days ago.
The National Crisis Management Commission has approved new measures to mitigate risks related to electricity and water supply, amid a decline in regional power generation capacity and water shortages in the Dniester River basin.
The Romanian government has reached an agreement with major industrial consumers to voluntarily reduce energy consumption during evening hours amid an energy crisis caused by a severe drought and a sharp drop in water levels in the Danube.
The Romanian Navy carried out a controlled blast of a rock formation on the Danube to increase the water flow to the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant. Due to a severe drought, the river’s water level had dropped significantly, posing a threat to the operation of one of the reactors.
Romanian authorities are beginning consultations with major industrial enterprises to reduce the strain on the power grid amid the declared energy alert. On August 3, the Ministry of Energy will hold an online meeting with the largest electricity consumers, during which it will ask them to voluntarily shift some of their energy-intensive production to hours of lower demand.
Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu announced plans to import electricity from Ukraine due to a record-breaking drought, after Bucharest declared a state of emergency in the energy market and shut down one reactor at a nuclear power plant.
On Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced the closure of the country’s only nuclear power plant after record-low water levels in the Danube forced it to shut down for the first time in 44 years.
Energocom S.A. warned that Romanian authorities have declared a 30-day state of emergency amid a decline in electricity production caused by low water levels in the Danube.
From June 20 to 28, a powerful heat wave swept across Europe, creating conditions that led to the wildfires currently raging across vast areas of France and Spain.
The Paks Nuclear Power Plant had to be shut down due to record-low water levels in the Danube, whose water is used to cool the reactors. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Mádor warned of the threat of an energy crisis—the Paks plant generates nearly half of the country’s electricity.
Within 12 months, Premier Energy Distribution and RED-Nord must fully transition to smart electricity meters.
Investor interest in the development of wind energy in Moldova is very high. The second auction, organized by the Ministry of Energy, attracted bids that exceeded the announced capacity by more than two and a half times.
State-owned enterprises and trading companies ended 2025 with sales revenue of 68.5 billion lei and a combined net profit of more than 3.1 billion lei. Compared to 2024, revenue increased by 16.9 billion lei, or approximately 33%. Total net profit grew more than fivefold, from 570.4 million lei.
In a press release issued today, the Romanian company Transelectrica announced that, following a technical assessment conducted this morning, experts from the National Energy Dispatch Center decided to keep Power Unit No. 2 at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant in operation for the time being, the shutdown of which had been announced yesterday.
Romania remained Moldova’s largest trading partner: in 2025, trade between the two countries reached €3.9 billion, an increase of approximately 15%. These figures were cited during a meeting between Prime Minister Vasile Tofan and Romanian Ambassador Cristian-Leon Țurcanu.
Energy companies and Moldova’s largest business associations have called on the Cabinet of Ministers to accelerate energy market reform, stating that investors continue to be hindered by protracted procedures, a lack of grid infrastructure, and regulatory uncertainty. These issues were the central focus of the Ministry of Energy’s first consultations with market participants.
In the municipality of Cahul, a new smart street lighting system and a fully renovated kindergarten have been put into operation.
On the evening of July 23, nearly the entire territory of Georgia experienced a widespread power outage. Residents of Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Telavi, Borjomi, Zugdidi, and a number of other cities and towns across the country were left without power. In some areas, the power outages also led to partial disruptions in the water supply.
The Moldovan Parliament has removed administrative barriers to the installation of photovoltaic systems and energy storage systems.
