Energy in Moldova

[1][2] Moldova's historic dependence on Russian energy is underscored by a debt of more than US$709 million to Gazprom as well as a further US$7 billion by Transnistria.

Russia supplies the breakaway pro-Russian region with oil and natural gas without requiring them to pay, with the cost levied as debt against the Moldovan state as a form of economic warfare.

[8] Financial assistance was provided by the European Union, World Bank, and IMF in order to speed up this transition.

Primary energy supply in 2018 was about half natural gas, a quarter oil and solid biomass one-fifth.

Following its interest in full membership, the European Commission was mandated to carry out accession negotiations with Moldova in 2007.

In December 2009, the Energy Community Ministerial Council decided on the accession, but made it conditional to amendment of Moldova's gas law.

[13] Moldova, together with the other contracting parties, has the following tasks and obligations: The Energy Community acquis communautaire consists of roughly 25 legal acts.

[26] In December 2022 Moldova agreed to continue receiving electricity from the Transnistra power plant at $73 per MWh, later reduced to $66MWh.

[22] CO2 emissions:8.61 million tons 2021, million kW*h[28] In 2022 the following renewable power systems were operating, providing 22.3% of Moldovan power needs:[29] Energocom and Moldovan plans for the future (2023-2030) are based on diversifying and moving away from Russia as a supplier and include: In 1994 energy prices rose and Transnistria stopped paying for the gas it was consuming.

[32] MoldovaGaz, which is controlled by Gazprom, is accused of spending over EUR 100 million between 2011 and 2021 on dubious “non-compliant” expenses which Moldova should not pay for.