Moldova's energy minister at the CESEC meeting in Zagreb: three interconnection projects with Romania under way

Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu took part in the ministerial meeting of the Central and South Eastern Europe Energy Connectivity High-Level Group (CESEC), held on 6 November in Zagreb, the ministry said. „The experience of recent years has shown us how vulnerable a country can become” when it depends on too few sources and routes, he said.

What Moldova presented. According to the ministry, the Republic of Moldova is advancing three important interconnection projects with Romania and has recently awarded, through a tender, projects for 170 MW of wind capacity and over 150 MWh of energy storage. On gas, Chișinău has applied a 90% reduction of the entry tariff for certain transit operations to Ukraine along the Vertical Corridor, to make the route more competitive.

Prices. Junghietu also joined the talks on electricity infrastructure alongside representatives of Czechia, Croatia, Greece and Hungary. They covered the large electricity price gaps between western and south-eastern Europe, worsened by the drought in the summer of 2026, and the need for faster investment in grids, cross-border capacity and storage.

What was decided. According to the Slovenian government, the document by which Czechia and Poland joined CESEC, an initiative launched by the European Commission in 2015, was signed in Zagreb; it is a political commitment with no new legal or financial obligations. Participants also confirmed CESEC's updated action plans for gas and electricity.

Context. EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen told the meeting that high prices are „a clear signal” of the financial, security and strategic cost of EU dependence, Balkan Green Energy News reported. The group brings together 11 EU member states and eight Energy Community contracting parties, including the Republic of Moldova.

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