Moldovan government's Crisis Cell: consumption of electric energy fully covered for 18 January 2025

18 January 2025, Chișinău - The consumption of electric energy on the right bank of Dniester is fully covered for 18 January and the failure contracts do not need to be activated, the government’s Crisis Cell informs.  

Today, the overall consumption is estimated to be similar to the 17 January one – 15,444,000 kWh. More than a half of this consumption is provided from imports of electric energy and the need was fully covered based on the commercial contracts, without the activation of emergency contracts. The details as to the energy sources used are as follows:    

Import of electric energy from Romania – 53.17 per cent;

Termoelectrica stock company – 27.77 per cent;

Renewable energy – 14.10 per cent;

CET-Nord stock company – 3.90 per cent;

Costesti hydro-electric power station state enterprise – 1.06 per cent

The peak of the consumption of electric energy was recorded between 17:00 and 20:00, reaching a maximal level of 942 MW, without exceeding the value of the consumption forecast. Consumers are urged to save, in continuation, the electricity in the peak hours, both in order to have lower invoices and to ensure the reliability of the electric energy system.  

The average weighted purchasing price of the electric energy forecast for today is about 123 euros/MWh, which is by about 19.47 euros less against the purchasing price included in the regulated tariffs for the supply and carriage of electric energy.   

In the thermal energy sector, on the right bank, all sources of generation are working and there are no risks. Also in the natural gas sector, the pressures in all segments of transport managed by the Vestmoldtransgaz Ltd Company are within the limits of the functional parameters.  

On the left bank of Dniester, the overall consumption of electric energy for 17 January was of 4,323,000 kWh, with over 80 per cent of this electricity generated by the Kuchurgan power station. Starting from 10 January, scheduled disconnections from power supply have been taking place with duration of five hours, once per day. Disconnections are also made in the Copanca and Varnita villages, controlled by the constitutional authorities and the government has already undertaken a string of measures, in order to help the residents hit by the lack of electricity.