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Economy
26 March, 2026 / 15:57
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Energocom company says electricity demand fully covered in Moldova for March 26

The electricity demand for is fully covered for March 26. The Energocom company has made statements to this effect.

A total of 11,674 MWh has been purchased, of which approximately 52 per cent is local energy (CHPs and renewable energy sources), about 28 per cent comes from bilateral import contracts and the remaining 20 per cent is procured on energy trading platforms in neighboring countries (Romania and Ukraine) through IntraDay auctions (contracts with delivery throughout the current day), using the cross-border capacity reallocation mechanism.

To import electricity, Energocom reserves cross-border capacity on a 24/7 basis, while the reallocation of the net transfer capacity (NTC) for Moldova is a complex process, involving the transmission system operators from Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland.

Thus, the possibility of importing electricity on a commercial basis depends on the reallocation of available NTC from other borders of the common control block Ukraine–Moldova, and if this is not sufficient, the transmission system operator, state enterprise Moldelectrica will request emergency assistance from its external partners, Energocom said.

The authorities have urged citizens to use energy responsibly during peak hours 07:00–10:00 and 18:00–23:00, both to have lower invoices and to ensure the reliability of the power system.

The state of emergency in the energy sector was declared for a period of 60 days, starting from March 25, in the context of Russian military attacks on the energy infrastructure in southern Ukraine, which have also affected energy infrastructure owned by Moldova and led to the shutdown of the 400 kV overhead power line Vulcanesti–Isaccea.