Infrastructure

Through the new tool, a grant funding mechanism for IT startups will be launched, Logos Press reported.

This year, 1.82 billion lei will be allocated from the state budget to the Road Fund for the maintenance and repair of 5,993 km of national roads and their engineering structures. The program for the allocation of funds will be approved at a cabinet meeting on February 25, Logos Press reported.

In 2025, the volume of construction works carried out in Moldova increased by 32.2% (in comparable prices) compared to 2024, Logos Press reported.

The European natural gas market has crossed a milestone: on February 18, gas reserves made in the summer of 2025 were fully withdrawn from underground gas storage facilities (UGS), according to Logos Press.

American industrial conglomerate Honeywell International will design and license oil refining facilities in the Georgian Black Sea village of Kulevi. A corresponding agreement has been signed with Black Sea Petroleum (BSP), which is implementing the project of Georgia’s first oil refinery, Logos Press reports.

In January this year, 194.4 million cubic meters of gas were supplied to Moldovan consumers – about 50 million cubic meters more than in December 2025 and the same amount more than in January last year, Logos Press reported.

In January 2026, the growth of passenger traffic to/from Chisinau International Airport amounted to +35.4% compared to January 2025, according to Logos Press.

The provisions of the National Critical Infrastructure Identification, Designation and Protection Act take effect on February 22, 2026. It defines which facilities and systems are vital to the country, from energy networks and transportation to health care, water supply and digital infrastructure, according to Logos Press.

At least 24 enterprises will receive Swiss funding totaling 1.85 million euros under the grant agreement for the project “Increasing the energy sustainability of SMEs in Moldova”, Logos Press reported.

The Energy Ministry has started the process of reorganizing the state-owned Moldelectrica, the electricity transmission system operator responsible for the centralized operational management of the national electricity system, into a joint stock company, Logos Press reported.

Moldova and Ukraine are in the same energy block, so the risks and shocks experienced by the Ukrainian electricity system directly affect our country as well, Logos Press reported.

The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization has unveiled a new strategic vision for supporting the entrepreneurial environment for 2026. It envisages a reduction in grants and an increase in other forms of funding, Logos Press reports.

The approximate cost of the assessment procedure of the assets of the state enterprise “Railroad of Moldova” is about 7.8 million lei. The funds are envisaged by the state budget within the framework of the growth plan, Logos Press reported.

Leading American technology company Nvidia, a world leader in the development of graphics processors and artificial intelligence technologies and Meta Platforms (owner of the largest social networks) announced a long-term strategic partnership, according to Logos Press.

The inflow of water from the Carpathians to the Moldovan part of the Dniester has doubled due to relatively warm weather for this time of year and abundant precipitation. The spring flood in Moldova will be much more abundant than in previous years, but how much will depend on Ukraine’s hydropower, Logos Press reports.

Due to snowfall and blizzard in Moldova, truck traffic was temporarily suspended on some sections of the R34, M3 and R34.3 highways. Due to the bad weather, more than 1,200 consumers were left without light, mostly in the south of the country, Logos Press reported.

In the temporary budget of Chisinau, which came into force on January 2, 2026, 305 million lei is planned for the construction and repair of roads, Logos Press reported.

Only 4 out of 10 principals and teachers believe that the resources in their schools are sufficient. This is evidenced by the data of the national survey “Barometer of the situation in upper secondary and lyceum education – 2026”, reports Logos Press.

In 2026, the U.S. faces a record increase in electricity consumption, with AI datacenters as the main driver, Logos Press reports.

Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu said that Moldova is actively developing the road infrastructure and has turned into a real “construction site”. He emphasized the need for further accelerated construction of quality and safe roads, Logos Press reported.