technology innovation in and by SME’s. Current key priorities of energy research in Moldova are energy efficiency and renewable energy, smart grids control devices, as well as energy storage, but still, most of the companies in the energy sector a
ents and attraction of private investments.Given the increasingly urgent need for Moldova to ensure its energy security, including by strengthening its connections with the EU energy system, as well as the high ambition in its domestic and international commitments, and the considerable challenges in the energy sector, there is an immediate ne
s also an integral part of energy security. Moldova supports the principle of “energy efficiency above a l else”, dictated by EU policy documents. It will be applied hroughout the supply and consumption chain. Reducing energy losses in district heating systems and electricity and gas transmiss
etariat and the Energy Charter Secretariat.By approving the Laws on Natural Gas and Electricity in May 2016, Moldova transposed most of the provisions of the Third Energy Package of the Energy Community into national le islation, however, much remains to be done. Renewables and energy efficiency regulations are also in the proce
are planned or implemented in Moldova are: The Energy Efficiency Fund, which will provide grants and technical assistance to homeowners’ associations and private households to finance energy efficiency renovations of buildings, such as improving insulation, installing more efficient lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation system
in particular with regard to the following.A characteristic feature of the energy sector of the Republic of Moldova is the acquisition of significant volumes of imported energy from a single source, without recourse or the possibility of using tools to diversify supply routes, providing in such conditions about three-quarters of