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Average electricity price to be $ 66.7 / MWh in May

11:56 | 12.05.2022 Category: Economic

Chisinau, May 12 / MOLDPRES /- For May, 70% of the electricity used by the Republic of Moldova will be produced by Cuciurgan Thermal Power Plant (MGRES), 30% by Ukrhidroenergo (Ukraine), and the estimated average price of electricity for the current month is $ 66.7 / MWh.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, the bill in May remains unchanged.

"The Republic of Moldova must diversify its sources of supply of energy resources. Unfortunately, the period we are going through makes this process complicated and full of uncertainty. We are still in talks to identify the best price for electricity for the coming months ", he said.

Energocom stock company announced yesterday that it has signed a contract to purchase 30% of the electricity needs for May with the Ukrainian company Ukrhidroenergo, according to the 29 April instruction of the Commission for Emergencis.

The Ukrainian operator will start energy deliveries on May 12.

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