The trade union of the Romanian state-owned company Oil Terminal has announced its intention to hold an indefinite general strike from 18 November 2026. A potential shutdown of the oil terminal at the port of Constanța poses a risk to Romania’s supply of petroleum products and requires attention from Moldova, which obtains the bulk of its imported petrol, diesel and liquefied gas from its neighbour.
The consortium of companies responsible for carrying out the work at the Chișinău power station has announced the start of the works acceptance procedure by setting up an acceptance committee. This was announced during a visit to the station by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Vasile Tofan, and his Romanian counterpart, Luca Niculescu.
The Government proposes to prohibit the disconnection of natural gas and district heating supplies to households receiving energy compensation, provided that the debts accumulated during the cold season do not exceed 5,000 lei. For electricity, the proposed threshold is 3,000 lei.
The problem of rising natural gas and electricity tariffs does not stem from the network infrastructure operators. Moreover, high natural gas tariffs do not bring any benefits to the company.
Moldova and Ukraine have signed a technical and military cooperation agreement and have agreed to develop bilateral projects in the fields of transport, trade and energy, as well as to strengthen regional security and cooperation in the process of accession to the European Union. These issues were discussed by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Vasile Tofan, with his Ukrainian counterpart, Sergii Koretskyi, during a meeting held today in Kyiv.
Russian oil refineries are increasing diesel production in October following the opening of an export quota under the agreement between Russia and the US.
The Ministry of Energy is organising a public consultation on 5 November 2026 on the draft law amending Law No. 164/2025 on electricity. Representatives of public authorities, operators in the electricity sector, the business community, civil society organisations, experts in this field, and all interested parties are invited to participate in the event.
UPDATED. Prime Minister Vasile Tofan is on a working visit to Kyiv, where he will discuss the development of trade relations and investment opportunities with Ukrainian officials and representatives of the business community.
The government has allocated 550 million lei for energy compensation this year, but the sum is not sufficient to cover all the costs. The authorities are seeking additional sources of funding from donors, and if these cannot be identified, the money will have to be covered from the national budget. The statements were made by Prime Minister Vasile Tofan during a podcast.
The US–Romania Regional Economic Forum 2026 has concluded in Iași, one of Romania’s major cultural and economic centres. The two-day major event, held under the motto ‘Bridge to Tomorrow: Technology, Investment & Regional Resilience’, was the central economic event within the framework of the ‘Year of the United States of America’, officially proclaimed in Romania. A delegation from Moldova was the most prominent participant.
