About 83% of all EU directives in the field of energy have already been transferred to the regulatory framework of Moldova.
This was stated by Minister of Energy Victor Parlicov, presenting the results of the implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU at a meeting of the Commission on Foreign Policy and European Integration. Thus, last year Moldova achieved the greatest progress among all the member countries of the Energy Community. Our progress in the implementation of the Energy Association Agreement was 7%. The next country in the ranking was Montenegro with a progress of 4%. Of the 43 EU directives, Moldova has already implemented 35. The largest number of directives relate to the energy efficiency sector (29 out of 33 directives have been implemented). This is followed by: electricity sector (3 directives out of 3), natural gas sector (2 directives out of 3), energy from renewable sources (1 directive out of 1). In three areas, Moldova has not yet started implementing directives: oil products (1 directive needs to be implemented), infrastructure (1) and hydrocarbon exploration (1). The main priority for the current year Victor Parlicov called the completion of the implementation of EU directives. In addition, in the field of renewable energy, this year it is planned to announce the first tenders for large renewable energy capacities with a total capacity of 60 MW solar and 105 MW wind energy, build biogas / biomass power plants with a total capacity of 65 MW, including waste-to-energy plants with a total capacity 20 MW, create energy crop plantations, introduce net billing and facilitate connection to the grid of large power plants. It is also planned to create an Energy Efficiency Fund and electrify public transport. The global goal of the department, according to Victor Parlicov, is the decarbonization of the economy before the deadline set by the European Union in 2050. // 14.03.2023 — InfoMarket
