Dorin Junghietu became Moldova’s new Energy Minister
The previous evening, Prime Minister proposed him for the post of Energy Minister, and in the morning of February 19, he has already taken the oath of office in the presence of Maia Sandu and Dorin Recean. Prime Minister said that the Energy Minister is entrusted with the difficult task of managing a strategically important sector. He also set three main priorities for the Ministry: to ensure an uninterrupted supply of natural gas and electricity to citizens; to complete the construction and put into operation of the Vulcanesti-Chisinau power transmission line within the set deadlines, as well as to shorten the implementation cycles of investment projects in the energy production sector, including in the renewable energy sources and in the energy efficiency field. Maia Sandu also said that the main expectation of the citizens is the completion of major projects in the energy infrastructure, so that Moldova is no longer subjected to blackmail in the energy sector, and the citizens can benefit from energy at the most favorable prices. Dorin Junghietu is 37 years old, a graduate of the Petrolium-Gas University of Ploiesti (Romania), a graduate of the Yale School of Management and Harvard Law School, a graduate of the Said Business School at the University of Oxford, a master's student at the University of Aberdeen (UK), etc. He has 16 years of experience in the energy sector. He has 16 years of experience in the energy sector. He has worked for Petrotel-LUKOIL in Ploiesti, SATORP (Saudi Arabia), was a team leader in Tecnicas Reunidas (operating in several countries), was a project manager in ADNOC Refining (UAE), in 2023 he worked in Kazakhstan as a head of technical department in SICIM Kazakhstan LLP. In the fall of 2024, Dorin Jungietu won the competition for the position of chairman of Moldovagaz, and the Ministry of Energy nominated his candidacy for approval by Gazprom, but the holding has not officially approved him. Let us remind you that before Dorin Junghietu's appointment, the post of Energy Minister was held by Victor Parlicov from February 2023 and almost until December 2024. In early December, he was dismissed: officially - for mistakes made in the management of the energy sector. After that, the position of Energy Minister was temporarily taken over by Dorin Recean, who performed these functions during the state of emergency introduced due to the risks of energy crisis and humanitarian catastrophe in the Transnistrian region. // 19.02.2025 - InfoMarket.
