
The electricity distribution networks of Moldova in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, increased the volume of electricity purchases in physical terms by 5.1% - up to 1 billion 027.9 million kW/h.
As the InfoMarket agency was informed by the National Agency for Energy Regulation, at the same time, in value terms, its purchases for the specified period decreased by 32.5% - to 1 billion 879.2 million lei against the backdrop of a decrease in its purchase price by an average of 35 .8% - from 284.7 to 182.8 bans per kWh. Herewith, the volume of purchases of electricity from domestic producers in physical terms in October-December 2023, in comparison with the same period of the previous year, increased by 40.5% - to 308.4 million kWh of electricity, and in monetary terms - increased by 12.6% - to 934.8 million lei. Meanwhile, in the fourth quarter of 2023, 719.5 million kWh were purchased from Romania, Ukraine and the Moldavian State District Power Plant for 944.4 million lei, which is 5.1% less in physical terms, as well as 51.7% less in value terms compared to the same period in 2022. According to NAER, in particular, in October-December 2023, Premier Energy purchased 749 million kWh of electricity (+6.5% compared to same period 2022) by 1 billion 379.9 million lei (-31.8%), FEE Nord – 267.4 million kW/h. (+0.6%) by 483.9 million lei (-35.4%), other suppliers - 11.4 million kW/h. (+35.8%) by 15.3 million lei (+52.2%). In particular, Premier Energy purchased 181.1 million kWh from domestic producers in the fourth quarter of 2023. (+21.9%) by 638.2 million lei (+7.6%), and for Romania, Ukraine and MoldGRES - 567.9 million kW/h. (+2.3%) by 741.8 million lei (-48.2%). In turn, FEE Nord purchased 115.9 million kWh from domestic producers (+85.4%) in the amount of 281.2 million lei (+24.1%), and from Romania, Ukraine and MoldGRES - 151.6 million kW/h. (-25.5%) in the amount of 202.7 million lei (-61.3%). At the same time, other suppliers bought 11.4 million kW/h from domestic producers in October-December 2023 (+35.8%) in the amount of 15.3 million lei (+52.2%), and they did not make such purchases from Romania, Ukraine and MoldGRES. // 29.02.2024 — InfoMarket