Moldova wants to receive electricity from the EU under Ukraine’s quota
24 December 10:09
Moldova has been given the opportunity to increase its quota for electricity imports from the EU through a joint quota with Ukraine. This was announced by State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy of Moldova Constantin Borosan, Komersant ukrainskyi reports with reference to NewsMaker.
According to the official, a mechanism to increase imports was found with the support of the EU, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and electricity transmission operators from Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary.
The solution is to use the unused capacities of Moldova and Ukraine’s joint quota for electricity imports from the EU, as well as to use 110 kW power lines between Moldova and Romania. According to Borosan, Moldova can transport more than 100 MW of electricity through these lines.
It is worth noting that Moldova and Ukraine have a joint quota of 2,100 MW of electricity imports from the EU, of which 315 MW is for Moldova and the rest for Ukraine. This quota relates to a 400 kW transmission line that runs through Isaccea, Romania, and Odesa region of Ukraine. From there, European electricity is transported to Moldova.
In addition to this existing line, according to Moldelectrica, there are three other 110 kW lines between Moldova and Romania.
Moldova has already used part of the quota intended for Ukraine, for example, in November 2022. Currently, the situation in Ukraine’s energy sector has deteriorated due to large-scale Russian attacks, but Moldova still expects to use this electricity.
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Situation in the Ukrainian energy sector
Meanwhile, the state of affairs in the Ukrainian energy sector casts doubt on Moldova’s optimism about receiving electricity under the Ukrainian quota. on March 22, 2024, Russia resumed its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, carrying out one of the most massive shelling operations in the entirety of the full-scale war. In particular, DniproHES and other Ukrainian energy facilities were hit. Since then, Russia has been regularly shelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
For example, the Russians destroyed the Trypillia and Zmiiv thermal power plants, causing Centrenergo to lose 100% of its generation. Also, 5 of DTEK’s 6 thermal power plants were severely damaged.
After that, blackouts began again in Ukraine, and the government raised the electricity tariff by 60% at once.
At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to build two new units at the Khmelnytsky N PP and has already received the approval of the relevant parliamentary committee. The Razumkov Center has criticized these plans, but some experts believe that only traitors or scoundrels are against the construction of nuclear power plants today.
Russia launched another massive attack on the Ukrainian energy sector on August 26. This time, they targeted distribution and power generation systems, and also hit the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant.
Russia carried out the most massive shelling of Ukraine on November 17, 2024, firing 127 cruise, ballistic, and supersonic missiles and 109 attack drones. DTEK reported serious damage to its thermal power plants.
Ukraine is currently experiencing regular blackouts – some experts believe they could last until spring. And the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine recently voiced a worst-case scenario that envisages blackouts of up to 20 hours a day.
