“Moldova was allowed to import electricity from the EU based on Ukraine’s quotas: it is known that Moldova will be able to use the unused part of the quota shared with Ukraine for the import of electricity from the EU in the amount of 2100 MW. The country plans to import 400 MW through Romanian transmission lines to cover the deficit in the Right Bank.”, — write on: unn.ua
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Thanks to the support of the EU, the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E) and the electricity transport operators of Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, the Secretariat of the Energy Community and Romania, we have found a mechanism to increase import opportunities
According to Konstantin Borosan, the solution is to take the unused capacity of the total quota of Moldova and Ukraine for electricity import from the EU, and also to use the 110 kV power transmission lines between Moldova and Romania. In addition, Moldova can transport more than 100 MW of electricity through them.
Moldova and Ukraine have a common quota for importing electricity from the EU – 2100 MW, of which 315 MW goes to Moldova, and the rest to Ukraine. This quota is for a 400 kV transmission line. The line passes through Isaktsi, Odesa region of Ukraine, and then to Vulkaneshta. From there, European electricity is transported to Transnistria, and then to the Right Bank.
However, this power transmission line is not the only one, besides it, there are three more 110 kV lines between Moldova and Romania. Without the supply of electricity to the Moldovan CGE on the right bank, there is not enough electricity from the EU to cover the needs of right-bank Moldova.
In the updated plan presented by Borosan, the EU electricity share is already indicated at 400 MW, of which 200 MW are direct contracts with Romania’s Nuclearelectrica and Petrom, and another 200 MW on the Romanian OPCOM exchange. In this scenario, according to the forecasts of the Ministry of Energy, the shortage of electricity in peak hours is about 60 MW.
The last time right-bank Moldova did not use electricity from the Moldovan GREC was in November 2022. At that time, Moldova also used part of the quota allocated to Ukraine.
Moldovan experts note that the situation in Ukraine’s energy sector has worsened due to massive attacks on its energy infrastructure by Russia. Therefore, it also needs electricity.
We will remind
The Parliament of Moldova introduced a 60-day state of emergency due to the threat of stopping gas supplies to Transnistria from 2025.