News about Infrastructure
The government will consider on Wednesday, May 20, a draft law on security of petroleum product supplies, which envisages the creation of a national system of emergency stocks of gasoline, diesel fuel and liquefied gas. The initiative aims to reduce the country’s vulnerability in case of import disruptions or regional supply crises.
Water is the “new blood of economics”. Why do the world’s leading economic analysts think so? Probably because summer is coming soon and, very possibly, another record drought on one or several continents. And most of the fresh water in the world is not used for household needs at all. The main volumes of water intake are used for growing agricultural crops, power plants, and industry.
Moldova intends to strengthen its participation in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The Ministry of Interior has drafted a new bill that will clearly define the procedure for interaction with EU countries in case of disasters.
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has already cost companies around the world at least $25 billion in additional costs. And this amount continues to grow.
At the Training and Production Enterprise of the Moldovan Society of the Blind Lumintehnica, a new administrative building was opened after major repairs and modern equipment for the production of kitchen napkins was put into operation.
US President Donald Trump held a meeting with key members of his national security team on Saturday, May 16, on the way forward in the war with Iran.
Road works on Burebista Street in the Botanica sector of the capital started on Sunday night. The reconstruction is planned on the section between Dacia Boulevard and Sarmizegetus Street. It is part of the municipal road infrastructure rehabilitation program.
There are ten youth centers and a municipal business incubator in Chisinau municipality. For their functioning, the capital authorities allocate 60 million lei annually in the municipal budget. According to the Mayor’s Office, this amount has increased thirty times in the last few years.
Surplus unutilized military surplus assets of the state could be sold, donated, exchanged or leased. This is stipulated in the draft law on the definition of unused surplus military assets and procedures for transferring the right of ownership or the right to use them. The draft has been developed by the Ministry of Defense and is now being considered in parliamentary committees.
UAE officials confirmed on Sunday that a drone strike caused a fire near the Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra neighborhood, stressing that radiation levels remained unchanged and the facility continues to operate as normal.
NEC Ukrenergo is considering the possibility of expanding interstate electricity connections, which in the long term may combine the energy systems of Ukraine and Romania through the territory of Moldova.
Sfânta Treime Municipal Teaching Hospital plans to acquire a state-of-the-art angiography system designed for cardiovascular, vascular and neuroradiologic interventional procedures. The new equipment will allow for hybrid interventions, 3D rotational angiography and other minimally invasive procedures for adult patients.
Moldova will establish mandatory national gasoline and diesel fuel reserves as part of a new emergency reserve system designed to ensure supply in the event of crises or disruptions in fuel imports.
Representatives of local and regional authorities of Latvia shared their experience of transformation of local public administration and effective utilization of European funds.
Kazakhstan has officially announced its readiness to join the Zangezur corridor project. This move could dramatically change the entire logistical map of Eurasia and create a new strategic route from China and Central Asia to Turkey and Europe, bypassing traditional routes.
About 4 thousand apartments in Moldova are in the zone of illegal construction and cannot be officially registered. There are at least 8 thousand people living in them who cannot formalize their ownership.
Turkey has proposed to build a fuel pipeline worth 1.2 billion dollars exclusively for military needs. According to the Turkish side, the proposed route could cost 5 times cheaper than alternatives through, for example, Greece or other countries. The proposal will be presented before the July NATO summit in Ankara.
Thermal Power Plant CET-Nord S.A. (formerly Balti CHP), has announced a tender for the installation of a 70 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) at the thermal power plant in Balti.
The Culture Ministry will allocate 6 million lei for the elaboration of a technical project of the Universul cultural center on the basis of a former publishing house in the capital’s center.
The Old Orhei Cultural and Natural Reserve won the regional competition “Destination of the Year 2026 in the Republic of Moldova”, one of the most important initiatives aimed at promoting authentic and sustainable tourist destinations in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
