News about Infrastructure
Two new tourist routes were opened in the south of Moldova, in the Cahul district: “Panorama Beleului” and “Dealul Cămilei”. They are located in the area of the Lower Prut Biosphere Reserve (Prutul de Jos) and aim to develop ecotourism in the region.
The government proposes to change the rules of operation of the company “Moldova HiTech Park” in order to start using the 80 million lei budgeted for 2026. Currently, due to the lack of a clear mechanism, this money is virtually “frozen”.
General Mayor Ion Ceban said, summarizing the results of the past week, “the city is preparing for the Victory Day on May 9 at the Memorial Complex “Eternity” and for the Day of Europe at the Great National Assembly Square.
The Maritime Agency of the Republic of Moldova will get new powers to assess and manage risks of foreign vessels. This is provided for by a package of changes aimed at harmonizing national regulations with EU standards.
In the Republic of Moldova, the country’s largest electricity storage system with a total capacity of 60 MWh was put into operation in Radeni.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu urged citizens to turn only to official sources of information on actions in emergency situations, stressing the importance of the population’s preparedness in the context of the existing security risks.
The government plans to raise the minimum amount of strategic natural gas reserves from 50 million to 56.3 million cubic meters.
Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Yoshimasa Hayashi is visiting Moldova during May 2-3, 2026, in order to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in strategic fields.
Romanian President Nicusor Dan said he doubts that the project of complete substitution of Russian gas with American LNG is economically sound because it requires serious infrastructure costs.
According to the 2024 Census of Population and Housing Stock in Moldova, there are more than 1.12 million residential structures in the country, most of which are concentrated in rural areas. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disseminated final data on the characteristics of the housing stock, including dates of construction, construction materials used and regional differences.
Local self-government reform continues to be the top topic in Moldova. In general, mayors realize its necessity, but point out serious risks and lack of guarantees for communities, believing that it should be carried out gradually and through real consultations.
The state-owned enterprise Railways of Moldova resumed traffic on an important section of the Cahul-Giurgiulesti line, which provides access to a strategic port in southern Moldova. At the end of April, the company conducted test runs on the restored section near the village of Valeni.
Moldovan authorities have noted positive dynamics in road safety. In the first four months of this year, the police registered the lowest number of road accidents in the last 13 years – 510 cases for the period January 1 – May 1, 2026. It is expected that with the adoption of a new digital register of road accidents, the situation with the analysis and prevention of accidents will become even more effective.
From May 1, 2026, the next stage of the large-scale national project of real estate valuation and revaluation will start. Within 90 days, until July 31, 2026, all commercial and industrial real estate in Moldova, which also includes land plots with agricultural buildings, will be revalued.
This solution gives property owners in rural areas who have not yet had time to check updated cadastral data the necessary time to access it.
In the first three months of 2026, 586 building permits were issued in Moldova, 3.5% less than in the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.
The cities of Gagauzia and Chisinau have the highest level of street lighting. ATU Gagauzia still holds the first place in the Republic with 96.3% illumination of city streets. The municipality of Ceadir-Lunga and the city of Vulcanesti achieved 100% lighting coverage.
The launch of cooperation projects aimed at harmonizing the national agricultural sector with the European Union requirements was discussed during a meeting between the head of the MAIA Agriculture and Food Ministry, Ludmila Catlabuga, and the Italian Ambassador to Moldova, Giuseppe Maria Perricon, and the director of the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari), Biagio Di Terlizzi.
Over 30 million euros from non-refundable European funds within the framework of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) will be directed to the construction of a new border crossing point Ungheni (Moldova)-Ungheni (Iasi county, Romania).
The increase in metro fares will not take effect from May 1. On April 29, Radu Mirutse, Romania’s acting transport minister, signed an order suspending the fare hike measure for 60 days.
