
The Parliament of Moldova adopted in the second reading amendments to legislation that facilitate the implementation of projects for the development of energy infrastructure with transboundary impact.
The document developed by the Ministry of Energy provides for the harmonization of national legislation with the legislation of the European Union. In particular, the Energy Law will be supplemented with provisions, rules, principles and specific mechanisms that will significantly contribute to the promotion of projects of common interest, including within the Energy Community. The amendments concern a more precise definition for such projects, their authorization, public consultations to promote projects, implementation and recovery of investments in Energy Community projects with transboundary impacts. We are also talking about aspects of the transboundary distribution of investment costs for the implementation of Energy Community projects with transboundary impacts, the implementation of such projects, etc. The legislation will be supplemented by provisions establishing the procedure for the authorization process for Energy Community projects, describing the stages of authorization, the authorities involved and the management of investment costs for the implementation of projects. As Energy Minister Victor Parlicov previously emphasized, introducing the mentioned changes to the current legislation will make it possible to ease the rules for the implementation in Moldova of strategic projects for the development of energy infrastructure, including those with transboundary impact, with the support of the EU, to increase the flow of investments into the energy sector and reduce its impact on climate change. The legislative initiative also provides for the inclusion of the villages of Lipoveni and Topala, Cimislia district, in the list of settlements where public works of national importance will be carried out for the construction of a 400 kV high-voltage power line for the transportation of electricity from Vulcanesti to Chisinau and a Back-to-Back station in Vulcanesti. These works are provided for in the feasibility study of the Plan for the Interconnection of Electricity Networks of Moldova and Romania. The document was agreed upon by the Energy Community Secretariat. //05.10.2023 – InfoMarket.