News about Infrastructure

At 10:00 a.m. today, 145 power plants operating under free-market conditions were shut down because they were unable to sell their electricity through OPEM.

A new type of energy infrastructure may emerge in Europe: railroad tracks converted into solar power plants. The Swiss startup Sun-Ways announced the successful completion of the first year of testing a system of photovoltaic panels installed directly between the rails of an operational railroad&

The Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency (AQTA) has announced the launch of a large-scale digitalization initiative for the livestock sector, under which the country will completely phase out traditional physical livestock markets in favor of electronic commodity exchanges.

The milk production sector (raw milk) is undergoing a period of structural transformation: the gradual (though not very rapid) expansion of industrial dairy farms is accompanied by a steady decline in milk production on small farms and in the households of the country’s rural population.

In 2025, Latvia’s trade with Russia accounted for 2.6% of the country’s total foreign trade. The Ministry of Economy reported this while commenting on Russia’s decision to temporarily close a number of railway border crossings on the borders with Finland, Estonia, and Latvia, effective July 1.

Libraries and publishing houses will undergo a digital transformation. The National Library hosted a public presentation of the Strategic Action Plan for the Digitalization of the National Library System and the Publishing Sector of the Republic of Moldova for 2026–2030.

The city administration announced repairs to two streets in the city center—the spacious Yuri Gagarin Boulevard near the train station and the cozy, tree-lined Veronika Mikle Street, on the section between A. Pushkin Street and V. Pyrkelab.

Vladimir Bolya, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, together with representatives of the Federation of Transporters’ and Road Workers’ Unions, as well as employers’ and workers’ associations, signed a sectoral collective agreement (Convention) for the period 2026–2030.

The American company Katalyst Space Technologies, with support from NASA, launched the LINK robotic spacecraft, which is set to dock with an active satellite for the first time in U.S. history, raise it to a higher orbit, and extend the service life of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.

NATO countries were unable to agree on a draft joint statement for the Ankara summit, which will take place on July 7–8. The reason was disagreements among the allies over Ukraine and military infrastructure in Eastern Europe.

The Chisinau City Hall has launched a website dedicated to the update of the Chisinau 2040 General Urban Development Plan (GUDP). The new platform features studies on the document’s key parameters, interactive maps, and the stages of its revision.

Technical talks between Adrian Digolean, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Food (MAIA), and Viorel Guts, Deputy Director-General and Regional Representative of the UN (FAO) Viorel Gutsa took place as part of the Global Conference on Smart Agriculture, held July 1–3 at FAO headquarters in Rome.

City administrations will be able to enter into commitments for up to three years to develop a master plan, based on a local council decision and within the projected budget.

A consortium of Italian companies will begin construction of the first few kilometers of a highway in the Republic of Moldova next year—this will be an extension of the A8 highway currently under construction in Romania.

According to data from the State Agency “Real Estate Cadastre” and local public administration bodies, as of January 1, 2026, the officially registered housing stock of the Republic of Moldova (occupied and unoccupied residential units) stood at 1,365,300 units, an increase of 2.1% compared to the situation as of January 1, 2025.

The European Commission is urging Ukraine to accelerate the expansion of the European rail network in the country. The new transport link is intended to provide a direct connection to the EU’s transport system. Officials in Brussels note that such steps will facilitate integration into the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and aid in the country’s post-war reconstruction. This was reported by the Odessa Journal website.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Energy, construction work on the 400-kV Vulcănești–Chișinău overhead power line and related infrastructure has been completed, and the “Energy Independence” line has entered the final stage of testing prior to its commercial commissioning.

Parliament passed a bill in its second reading that provides for the transfer of more than 8 hectares of land from the outskirts of the commune of Bechoi (Chisinau municipality) for the reconstruction of a military base.

The Moldovan government has approved the signing of an agreement between Moldova and Romania on the development of strategically important transportation infrastructure.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Washington will not allow China to gain control of the Panama Canal, once again highlighting the strategic importance of one of the world’s most vital transportation arteries to U.S. national interests.