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Moldova has officially commissioned the Vulcănești–Chișinău high-voltage power transmission line, which will allow it to import electricity from Romania and other European countries while bypassing the unrecognized Transnistria. This was reported by UNN , citing Moldova’s Ministry of Energy and a statement by the country’s president, Maia Sandu.
The €61 million project is intended to reduce the country’s energy dependence on Russia.
The 400 kV high-voltage line is 158 kilometers long and has a capacity of 630 MVA. It connects substations in Vulcănești and Chișinău, enabling electricity to be supplied from the European power system without using the energy infrastructure of the unrecognized Transnistria. The project’s total cost is approximately €61 million. Its implementation involved not only the construction of the transmission line itself but also the modernization of the relevant substations.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu called the commissioning of the transmission line an important step toward the country’s energy independence.
"For decades, Moscow used energy for blackmail. That is now over. Moldova no longer buys Russian gas, and two more power transmission lines to Romania are already on the way," Sandu said.
According to her, the new infrastructure will allow the country to choose electricity suppliers more independently and reduce the risks of energy pressure.
She also specified that the Moldovan authorities are working on two more energy projects intended to strengthen the country’s connection with the European power system. These are the Bălți–Suceava and Strășeni–Gutinaș power transmission lines.
Moldova (green) / Transnistria (light green). Source: Wikipedia