ENERGY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
EE & RE OPPORTUNITIES
U.S. Business Mission 2010
June 15 – 17, 2010
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Energy Sector Overview
RM highly dependent on energy imports
 94% of the energy needs (fossil fuels and
electricity) are covered from imports
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In absence of national fossils,
promotion of EE and RE is key
Energy Sector Challenges
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Lack of own resources (natural gas, oil, coal);
High energy intensity and poor energy efficiency;
Low level of RE use (6%);
Dominance of imported natural gas;
Old equipment (about 60-70%) in the energy
transformation sector;
Insufficient investments in the energy sector, etc.
Energy Consumption
70000
60000
4965
5269
5818
5172
5697
4633
50000
3523
40000
24093
27529
5567
5207
10357
11635
10686
146
4458
3345
146
4692
3282
117
5012
3009
174
5430
2001
2002
2003
2004
3673
29480
28967
5059
5163
11239
25094
26553
5056
5113
11942
13705
14068
2613
195
2563
275
2200
294
2175
264
6749
6705
6360
5893
2005
2006
2007
2008
19981
30000
17897
3609
20000
2728
10000
others
Households
Trade and public facilities
Transport
Agriculture
C onstruction
Industry
7041
0
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The major consumers’ groups are the households, transport,
industry and public services with 45%, 23,5%, 10% and
8,6% correspondingly.
Urgent Investment Needs
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Gas
 Ungheni-Iasi (18 mln Euro), length 18 km, 530 p.d
 Geological research in the South for local gas
Heat
 Modernization of CHP 2 - Investment needs - 4,8 mln. EURO
Electricity
 Electricity interconnection, 400 kV line, “Suceava-Balti”
between Romania and Moldova Length: 115 km (55km Moldovan (cost: 35,1 mln Euro (15,2 mln Euro – Moldovan
part) planned construction: 2010-2015
 330 kV voltage line “Balti-Novodnestrovsk” between Moldova
and Ukraine.
 330 Balti –Straseni-Ungheni Length: 121,5 km (88km Moldovan territory) (Cost: 28,5 mln Euro, planned
construction: 2010-2015
 Ungheni–Iasi, plus a power station, 360 Mw (coal) (Czech
investment company
Moldova - Energy Community
EE & RE Legal Framework
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EU-RM Action Plan
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Energy Strategy 2020, GD No 958 of 21.08.2007
6% in 2010 and 20% in 2020 (If the targets stated above are reached, they
will result in an annual reduction of CO2 emissions by 167-210 ths tones
CO2 equivalent)
Accession to the Energy Community Treaty – a key objective of the
Republic of Moldova’s 2020 Energy Strategy:
December 23, 2009 – RM adopted the Law on no 117-XVII on RM
Accession to the Energy Community Treaty
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March 17, 2010, Vienna – singed the Protocol on Accession to the Energy
Community
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May 1, 2010 – Moldova is a member of Energy Community Treaty
Legal Framework/RE
Law on Renewables, No. 160 of 12.07.2007
RE support mechanism;
Energy Efficiency Fund;
Feed-in tariff for 15 years;
Distributors’ obligation to accept green energy into the national grid.
Biodiesel target – 5% by year 2010 (2013 new amendment), 20% by 2020
Bioethanol target – 6% by year 2010 (2013 new amendment), 20% by 2020
National Agency for Energy Regulator:
Methodology to determine, approve and apply tariffs for electricity produced
from renewable energy and biofuel.
Regulation on Guarantee of Origin for Green Energy
Legal Framework/R&D
Law on Technology Parks and Innovation Incubators, No.
138XVI of 21.06.2007
Incentives for the residents of the park:
 No value added tax on import of goods and services
 No custom tax on import of goods and services
 No value added tax on goods and services bought on the RM
territory
 No profit tax/3 years
Law on Public-Private Partnerships, No 179 of 10.07.2008
Legal Framework/Heat Tariffs
December 17, 2009 - RM Parliament approved the
Law on Amending and Supplementing Some Laws no.
107-XVIII, which:
 conveyed the responsibility for heat tariff setting
from the local public authority to the national energy
regulator;
 Transferred the responsibility for the national energy
regulator’s budget approval and Administrative
Board assignment from the government to the
parliament.
These changes allowed setting the heat tariff at
the cost-recovery level.
Legal Framework/EE
Government of Moldova approved the draft Law on Energy Efficiency (in
the Parliament):
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creates the framework for application of EU Directive 2006/32/CE of April 5,
2006on energy end-use efficiency and energy services;
AEE - institutional capacity in charge of EE and RES promotion and
monitoring;
energy audit;
energy managers for regions, municipalities and Gagauz Territorial
Administrative Unit;
ESCOs, third party financing, performance contracting, energy consumption
metering;
minimum energy performance standards, etc.
the Law also provides for periodical national and local EE Programs and
Action Plans to be developed and approved aimed at reaching the
intermediary 9% and long-term 20% energy saving targets by 2016 and
correspondingly, 2020.
Legal Framework/EE
Already developed and subject to immediate approval:
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Regulation on Energy Efficiency Agency
Regulation on Energy Auditors’ Certification
Operational Manual for the Energy Efficiency Fund
National Energy Efficiency Program 2010-2020 and the
National Communication Strategy
Regulation on Minimum Energy Performance Requirements
for Buildings (Ministry of Construction and Regional
Development with EBRD support)
Activities launched to transpose the energy labeling and
eco-design directives.
Thank You for Your Attention!
Tanya Daniel Lujanskaya
President, Alliance for Energy Efficiency and
Renewables
78, Vasile Alecsandri St., Office 510, Chisinau – 2012
Tel: (37322) 20 00 90; Fax: (37322) 20 00 91;
E-mail: aeer.moldova@gmail.com,
http://www.managenergy.net/actors/A5134.htm