ANRE approved new electricity tariffs

Chisinau, Jan 3 /MOLDPRES/- The National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) today approved new tariffs for electricity delivered to end consumers.

Thus, consumers served by Premier Energy will pay a tariff of 4.10 lei for a kWh, up by 1.76 lei than the current price. ANRE has approved a lower tariff than the one requested by the supplier, which calculated the price of 5.13 lei per kWh.

At the same time, ANRE approved for the first time differentiated prices for electricity, depending on the hours of consumption. Thus, between 07.00 and 23.00 a tariff of 4.32 lei per kWh will be applied, and for electricity consumed between 23.00 and 07.00, consumers served by Premier Energy will pay 3.31 lei per kWh.

At the same time, for consumers in the north of the country, served by FEE Nord, the tariff will be 4.68 lei per kWh, an increase of 1.84 lei. In this case, the tariff approved by ANRE is higher than the one requested by the supplier, which proposed a price of 4.53 lei per kWh.

For inhabitants in the north of the country, served by FEE Nord, the differentiated tariffs will be 4.89 lei between 07.00 and 23.00 and 3.90 lei between 23.00 and 07.00.

According to ANRE, one of the factors that led to the increase in tariffs is the rise in electricity prices.

Currently, domestic consumers in the center and south of the country pay 2.34 lei for a kWh, while the tariff for consumers in the north of the country is 2.84 lei for a kWh.

The last change in electricity tariffs was made in March 2024, when prices were lowered.

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Dorin Recean called for the preparation of additional measures to support citizens and the business environment in case ANRE approves new electricity tariffs.

Minister of Labor and Social Protection Alexei Buzu will hold a press conference today on the mechanism for providing compensation for electricity as a result of the increase in tariffs for the energy source.

As of January 1, 2025, MGRES/Cuciurgan power plant is no longer supplying electricity to the right bank of the Dniester, after Gazprom announced the cessation of gas supplies.

Under these circumstances, the Chisinau authorities announced that in January 2025, the electricity consumption needs of the Republic of Moldova (right bank of the Dniester River) will be supplied by local production and imports from Romania. Thus, according to forecasts, the thermal power plants in Chisinau and Balti will provide about 28% of consumption. Renewable energy would make up another 10%. The remaining 62% of electricity needs will be imported from Romania.