The Romanian and Moldovan governments have signed a memorandum about the interconnection of natural gas and electricity networks between their countries. The cooperation will focus on concrete projects in natural gas and energy, such as the extension and complementary works on the Iași – Ungheni – Chișinău interconnection, and the construction of a gas transport pipeline around the Chisinau ring road. The aim is to interconnect the electrical energy systems between Romania and the Republic of Moldova through investments of strategic importance. Prime ministers Nicolae Ciucă and Dorin Recean talked at the Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum about the priorities for ensuring regional security and stability. Moldova’s energy sector relies heavily on imports of electricity and gas, with only 20% of its annual electricity consumption coming from natural gas-fired power plants. Romania started transporting limited amounts of natural gas to Moldova in December last year.
Romania’s OPCOM (Electricity and Gas Market Operator), is slated to become the main operator of the Electricity Market in Moldova. Moldova was partitioned from Romania in the 20th Century, and remains partially occupied by Russia, but citizens of the two countries share a language and, for the most part, Romanian citizenship.
The head of Romania’s Chamber of Deputies, Marcel Ciolacu, addressed the Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum on Thursday: “we cannot talk about the reconstruction of Ukraine without talking about the reconstruction of the Republic of Moldova.”
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