Technical Box: Reorientation of the energy market in the Republic of Moldova [1]
In the context of the energy crisis at the end of 2021, the Republic of Moldova began to diversify its gas supply sources, completely abandoning imports from the Russian Federation from May 2023, and since January 1, 2025, the Cuciurgan Power Plant (MGRES) stopped delivering electricity energy to the right bank of the Dniester. These changes were accompanied by the consolidation of legislative progress in the energy field, the implementation of various projects in the targeted field, the facilitation of access to the competitive market, and last but not least, by initiatives aimed at increasing the share of renewable energy in the mix of energy sources, thus representing a historical turning point in the energy independence of the Republic of Moldova.