Energocom company: Moldova's needs of electric energy fully covered for 4 January

Chisinau, 3 January /MOLDPRES/ - The Energocom Company today informed that the needed quantity of electric energy was covered 100 per cent for 4 January.     

Thus, the company made the reserves of capacities at the border with Romania, in order to supply the needed consumption of electric energy of Moldova, partially on the market of the next day, partially at intra-day tenders. ‘’The import of electric energy earlier contracted and announced by the company will thus be possible, plus the procurements on exchange, especially during the peak hours,’’ Energocom said.    

According to the quoted source, a consumption of electric by 7-10 per cent lower against a working day will be registered on 4 January. Energocom noted that more challenges dealing with the reserving of capacities were expected following the Old-style winter holidays.

The commercial capacity at the border with Romania is limited for Moldova at 315 MW band (24 hours) out of 650-800 MW needed in winter. In these conditions, additional tenders are organized, to reserve the capacities which are not used at other borders of Ukraine with EU.  

Thus, for 4 January, the consumption of electric energy will be covered by the heating stations from Chisinau and Balti, local renewable energy installations and the rest of electricity will be purchased from import or from exchange.

Starting from 1 January 2025, the Kuchurgan power station (MGRES) has no longer been supplying electric energy to the right bank of Dniester, after the Gazprom giant informed about the ceasing of the gas deliveries.

In these conditions, the Moldovan authorities said that, in January 2025, the needed quantity of consumption of electric energy of Moldova (right bank of Dniester) will be supplied with local production and with imports from Romania. Thus, according to forecasts, the heating stations from Chisinau and Balti will provide about 28 per cent of the consumption. Another about 10 per cent is to represent the renewable energy. The rest of 62 per cent of the needs of electric energy will be imported from Romania.