The Day-Ahead Market in the Republic of Moldova recorded on June 30th the highest volume of electricity traded since the launch of the platform. In total, 542 MWh were sold, equivalent to about 4% of the country’s average daily electricity consumption, at an average price of 99 euros/MWh.

According to the Ministry of Energy, transactions were recorded on the same day in 23 of the 24 hourly intervals, each with a volume of at least 1 MWh. The source points out that this result reflects the increasingly active participation of renewable energy producing companies and the strengthening of competitive trading mechanisms.

The Day-Ahead Market, launched in December 2025, allows participants to buy and sell electric energy for the next day, through a transparent and competitive mechanism. The platform is managed by OPEM, the electric energy market operator in the Republic of Moldova.

According to the Ministry, the development of organized markets facilitates the integration of an increasingly large amount of renewable energy into the power system, offering producers the opportunity to more efficiently exploit the energy produced, including the surplus from periods of high generation. Moreover, the increase in transaction volume contributes to the enhancement of transparency and competition in the market, as well as to the formation of prices based on demand and supply.

The Republic of Moldova has set a goal to connect its electricity market with that of the European Union by 2028, and the development of organized markets is one of the necessary steps to achieve this objective.

Currently, in the Republic of Moldova, 96 companies hold licenses for the supply of electricity, but only three operate in the competitive market. Authorities estimate that the share of this segment will increase in the coming years.

OPEM, a subsidiary of the Romanian company OPCOM, has been designated as the operator of the electricity market in the Republic of Moldova through a government decision adopted at the beginning of 2024.