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MOLDOVA
National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE)
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| Key Statistics (2010) |
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Population
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4.3 million
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GDP/Capita
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31 (current prices), 38 (consumer price capacity)
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Generation
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Fossil fuel: 91%
Hydro: 9%
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Electricity Market Size
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3.3 TWh/year
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Deficit installed capacity over demand
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500 MW
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Net Electricity Importer
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77% comes from Ukraine and Russia
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Natural Gas Consumed
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1.1 bcm
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Natural Gas Imported
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1.2 bcm (100% from Russia)
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Petroleum Derivatives Imported *
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572,6 ths tons imported (*the figure refers to gasoline, diesel oil, liquefied gas) |
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| Summary |
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Established in 1997, currently there are 45 staff members
General Director and four Directors appointed by the Government for 6-year terms and can be reappointed for a second term.
The ANRE is responsible for licensing and regulation of gas, power and heat enterprises, quality service standards setting; promotion of competition and energy efficiency; tariff setting for regulated companies; consumer protection.
The ANRE is financed from regulatory charges.
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| 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 state–owned system and transmission operator.
- 3 distribution network operators: 1 - foreign-owned, 2 - state-owned. All operators hold licenses for distribution and supply of electricity at regulated tariffs.
- 9 companies hold licenses for supply of electricity at non-regulated tariffs
Natural Gas
- 1 transmission and 12 distribution companies part of vertically integrated joint-stock company “Moldovagaz”; 32 companies licensed for natural gas supply: at regulated tariffs (27): 1 company owns natural gas transmission and distribution license and 26 companies licensed for natural gas distribution; and non regulated tariffs (5)..
- Open market.
- ANRE regulates end-user prices (because the market is dominated by a single vertically integrated company).
Petroleum Derivatives
- Market structure: 33 importers and en gros vendors, 130 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 |
