News about Green economy
Work on the reclamation of the former illegal landfill in the Ciocana sector, which was established between 2010 and 2017, is 91% complete. This was reported by the Chisinau City Hall.
The Ministry of Energy held a final meeting to discuss the results of a study on the expansion and optimization of Chisinau’s centralized district heating system, conducted by Veolia Engineering.
The Republic of Moldova ranks 64th out of 120 in the World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2026.
The state-owned enterprise “Moldovan Railways” (CFM) has resumed container transport by rail through the port of Giurgiulești. The company successfully completed an operation to transship containers between tracks of different gauges.
The renewable energy power plants operated by the Lumina Noastră consortium—one of the winners of the first renewable energy auction—were inspected by an interagency commission composed of representatives from the Ministry of Energy, the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE), and the state-owned enterprise Moldelectrica.
The Government Program “Residential Energy Efficiency Fund of Moldova” (FEERM), managed by CNED, is delivering tangible results across all three financing products: the renovation of apartment buildings, support for energy-vulnerable rural households, and the renovation of individual households under the Casa Verde product.
This institution will develop as an interuniversity research platform.
Twenty business associations from both sides of the Dniester River have publicly declared their commitment to supporting and promoting ESG (environmental, social, and governance) principles by signing a joint declaration.
Representatives of Moldovan business associations signed a joint agreement to promote environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) principles during an event titled “ESG for Strong Business.”
Elon Musk doesn’t do anything on a whim. He retweeted a post by a X user named Rothmus that analyzes the “green transition” in China and Europe (primarily in Germany).
Moldova’s healthcare system will receive a grant of 10 million euros, which will lead to improved medical services for more than 1 million patients.
A new mechanism for airlines to report their greenhouse gas emissions will be implemented in the Republic of Moldova. The data will be collected and verified by the country’s authorities. The goal is to assess and, if necessary, mitigate the environmental impact of aviation.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a call for proposals to conduct a market study on green certification for small and medium-sized enterprises in Moldova.
Global investment in the energy sector is expected to increase by 5% by the end of 2026 compared to last year, reaching $3.4 trillion.
Amazon founder and Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos said that humanity needs to move heavy industry beyond Earth, starting with the Moon, in order to sustain economic growth while protecting the environment.
More than 900 roe deer and 500 red deer will be hunted in Moldova. Hunting will take place in 82 of the country’s 191 forest areas. This is provided for in a decision by the Ministry of the Environment—among other measures to protect wildlife during the 2026–2027 hunting season.
The first phase of the National Forest Inventory will be conducted between 2026 and 2030 and represents an important step toward more equitable, transparent, and responsible forest management in the Republic of Moldova.
Today, June 17, Moldova, like many countries around the world, is observing the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
Riyadh has suspended funding for The Line project until at least 2030. The project is part of the NEOM mega-program and involves the construction of a 170-kilometer-long city-structure in the form of a single building, which is to stretch across the desert in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
Between 2024 and 2027, 1.4 billion lei will be mobilized through the Moldovan Residential Energy Efficiency Fund (FEERM) to improve the energy efficiency of housing.
