The Republic of Moldova and Romania are negotiating preliminary agreements to guarantee access to future purchases of natural gas and electricity as soon as extractions from Neptun Deep begin in 2027, as well as the acquisition of electricity produced by Units 3 and 4 of the Cernavodă nuclear power plant once they become operational. This topic was discussed by the energy ministers of the two countries, Dorin Junghietu and Sebastian Burduja, IPN reports.

The completion of joint critical infrastructure projects and the construction of high-voltage interconnection lines will allow for an increase in commercial interconnection capacity with Romania, which currently stands at only 315 MW, while import needs can reach up to 650 MW, according to a press release from the Ministry of Energy.

Additionally, the discussion covered the increase in the volume of natural gas stored in Romania, in line with Moldova’s obligation to store 15% of its annual consumption.

Dorin Junghietu expressed Moldova’s interest in securing more attractive transit tariffs for natural gas through Romania to facilitate the passage of larger volumes of natural gas via the vertical corridor connecting Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine.

The Energy Minister also invited Romanian companies to participate in tenders for the construction of large photovoltaic and wind farms with a total capacity of 165 MW. The deadline for submitting bids is March 31, 2025.