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MOLDOVA
National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE)
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| Key Statistics (2008) |
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Population |
4.1 million |
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GDP/Capita |
$1229 |
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Generation |
Fossil fuel: 96%
Hydro: 4% |
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Electricity Market Size |
3.2 TWh/year |
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Deficit installed capacity over demand |
500 MW |
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Net Electricity Importer |
76% comes from Ukraine and Russia |
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Natural Gas Consumed |
1.21 bcm |
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Natural Gas Imported |
1.31bcm (100% from Russia) |
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Petroleum Derivatives Imported * |
595 ths tons imported (*the figure refers to gasoline, diesel oil, liquefied gas) | |
| Summary |
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Established in 1998, 40 staff members
General Director and two Directors appointed by the Government for 6-year terms and can be reappointed for a second term.
The ANRE is responsible for licensing, regulating of enterprises in the gas, electric and district heating sectors, tariff setting, establishing quality of service standards, consumer protection, promoting competition and energy efficiency.
The ANRE is financed from the licensing fees. |
| Industry and Market Structure |
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Electricity
- 4 generating power plants - 3 CHPs (joint-stock companies with prevailing public capital) and 1 HPP (state-owned enterprise) holding licenses for generation of electricity
- 1 transmission company (a state–owned entity) acting as a system operator.
- 3 distribution companies: 1 owned by Spanish company „Union Fenosa”, 2 are state-owned. All companies hold licenses for distribution and supply of electricity at regulated tariffs, and 1 company is licensed for supply of electricity at non-regulated tariffs .
- 12 companies hold licenses for supply of electricity at non-regulated tariffs
Natural Gas
- Market structure: 1 transmission and 12 distribution companies part of vertically integrated joint-stock company “Moldovagaz”, 29 companies licensed for supply at regulated (28) and non regulated (1) tariffs, out of which 1 company is licensed to transmit and distribute natural gas, and 27 companies licensed for natural gas distribution
- 100% of the market is open.
- ANRE regulates end-user prices.
Petroleum Derivatives
- Market structure: 29 importers and en gros vendors, 146 retail vendors.
- Fully liberalized private market
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| Current Energy Issues |
- Privatization of the remaining two distribution companies
- Commercial and technical losses in the electric networks
- Electric power market liberalization
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| Contact |
90, Columna str., 2012 Chisinau, Moldova
Tel.: (373 2) 541 384, 224 856, Fax: (373 2) 224 698
Internet: www.anre.md |
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Laws
Org. Chart of ANRE
Annual Report
- 2007 (available only in Romanian)
- 2004
Grid Code
License
Tariff Methodology
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