Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu clarified that Moldelectrica does not buy the emergency electricity acquired in recent days on the commercial market. Instead, the company accesses it only in urgent situations, and the price is set later — either at the end or at the beginning of the following month. He warned that these costs are usually higher, and if the Republic of Moldova must rely on this type of electricity more frequently, the country may face justified electricity tariff increases.
“It is not commercially purchased energy; it is energy accessed in emergency situations, and the price is determined later. If we rely more on emergency electricity, this could create conditions for tariff increases,” the minister said.
Junghietu explained that the Republic of Moldova is connected to the Ukrainian power system, which is synchronized with the European ENTSO-E network. He stated that recent instability resulted from attacks on Ukraine’s transmission, distribution, and generation infrastructure. He also pointed out that Romania supported Moldova for several hours during critical moments, helping stabilize the system.
According to the minister, recent grid imbalances appeared because commercial interconnection capacity was insufficient and because actual consumption differed from estimated levels. These situations required intervention through emergency electricity.