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The crisis in the Middle East has brought the US into the center of the global oil and gas trade. Disruptions in supplies from the region have triggered a sharp rise in demand for American energy resources, which has already reached historic highs.
Parliament supported the cabinet’s proposal to lift the state of emergency in the energy sector as of Saturday, April 25.
The Romanian government on Thursday approved the declaration of the 400-kV Suceava-Bălți overhead power line as a project of national importance for a section located on Romanian territory.
The expenses for repairing the damage to the Isaccea-Vulcanesti power line, located on the territory of Ukraine and belonging to Moldova, will not exceed 700-800 thousand lei, of which the cost of equipment is estimated at 500 thousand lei, according to the preliminary calculations of the Ukrainian side.
UPDATED. The state of emergency in the energy sector will be lifted ahead of schedule if parliament votes in favor of the government’s proposal to end the state of emergency on April 25, rather than in May as previously planned.
Fears of a “return of coal” caused by the crisis over the war in Iran are not borne out by data from the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
The Energy Community and the European Commission have recognized Moldova as the best country in terms of diversification of energy sources. This was stated by PAS deputy Veronica Harbuz-Brichag at the plenary meeting of the Energy Community held in Brussels on April 16.
The website of the Parliament has been down since April 14, in the afternoon – the reason was a power failure.
Moldova needs more than 600 million lei to develop and update normative documents in the construction sector. This was stated by the State Secretary for Urbanism, Construction and Housing of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development, Veaceslav Shipitca.
The reduction of electricity consumption by only 3% at the national level helped the Moldovan authorities to avoid a major energy crisis.
A draft feasibility study (FS) of the Straseni-Gutinas power transmission line will be presented in Chisinau at the end of April. The documents have been developed by Black & Veatch. The construction is scheduled to start in 2027 and to be completed in 2030.
The zero customs duty on equipment for generating electricity from solar energy can be extended to wind installations as well as electricity storage devices.
At the Cabinet of Ministers meeting on April 8, the National Crisis Management Center (CNMC) presented a detailed analysis of state measures to protect Moldova’s energy security and explained why the state of emergency cannot be lifted for the Easter holidays.
Moldova needs to reduce energy consumption, as the country does not have its own energy resources and the only sustainable way is to reduce it. This was stated by Caroline Novak, State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, at the Smart Cities Moldova 2026 conference.
The Republic of Moldova has crossed the threshold of 1 GW of installed renewable energy (RE) capacity, reaching 1,023.42 MW. This achievement reflects the accelerated development of domestic renewable electricity generation capacity.
At an extraordinary meeting on Friday, the Romanian government approved a draft emergency decree aimed at reducing the excise tax on diesel fuel by 30 bani (about 1 Moldovan leu), which will directly reduce the price at gas stations.
The National Crisis Management Center says the energy sector remains volatile and lifting the state of emergency requires caution.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect from April 4 to 6.
Beijing Betavolt, a Chinese company, said it has created a compact battery that runs on nuclear power, according to Logos Press.
From April 1, 2026, all large natural gas consumers are obliged to enter the free market and buy gas, including through exchange mechanisms.
