The new electricity procurement procedure in Moldova will take effect on January 1, 2021, and the Energy Community expects it to be fair, non-discriminatory and transparent.
The EU Neighborhood portal reported this, noting that, according to a group of observers led by the Energy Community Secretariat, the current procedure for purchasing electricity in Moldova has not improved compared to previous years; as a result Energocom again won all 5 parallel tenders. The observer group consists of representatives of the Moldovan regulatory body - ANRE, the EU Delegation to Moldova and the EU High Level Energy Counselor. The observer group noted that the additional conditions introduced this year could not be met by Ukrainian tenderers and small Moldovan producers due to strict tender requirements: the obligation to have one winning price and therefore only one source for 100% of the declared volume of electricity (including balancing electricity), as well as a letter of support from Moldelectrica SE confirming compliance with the principles of grid stability. The new electricity procurement procedure is expected to take effect on January 1, 2021. However, unless the rules for cross-border power distribution and compensation for unplanned power flows are implemented by then, the next year's procedure will not bring any improvement. The Monitoring Team calls on all stakeholders to work together to ensure that the 2021 procurement process is fair, non-discriminatory and transparent. // 23.11.2020 - InfoMarket.
