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Moldova: the 400 kV Strășeni–Gutinaș line, about 70 km long, declared of national public interest

EUROENERGY NEWSROOM | Moldova | 6 Nov 2026

The parliament in Chișinău passed on 5 November, in second reading, the law declaring the construction of the 400 kV Strășeni–Gutinaș overhead line and the modernisation of the 330 kV Strășeni substation works of national public interest. The line will run for about 70 km on Moldovan territory, cross 25 localities and is due to be completed in 2032.

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The 157 km, 400 kV Vulcănești–Chișinău line could enter service next week

EUROENERGY NEWSROOM | Moldova | 3 Nov 2026

Moldova's Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu said the 400 kV Vulcănești–Chișinău overhead line, about 157 km long, could become operational next week if technical tests go smoothly. The line can carry more than 50% of the country's peak electricity consumption without transiting the MGRES hub in the Transnistrian region.

Day-ahead price today in Romania (€/MWh)

01:00 267.78
02:00 279.53
03:00 286.86
04:00 322.64
05:00 266.72
06:00 296.19
07:00 341.10
08:00 339.49
09:00 405.64
10:00 377.45
11:00 383.66
12:00 382.32
13:00 377.90
14:00 411.78
15:00 396.98
16:00 391.38
17:00 389.41
18:00 423.95
19:00 412.45
20:00 394.74
21:00 408.79
22:00 374.35
23:00 286.98
00:00 243.33

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Romania's consumption today (MW)

00:00–01:00 · 5,871 MW 00:00 5,871 01:00–02:00 · 5,836 MW 01:00 5,836 02:00–03:00 · 5,750 MW 02:00 5,750 03:00–04:00 · 5,706 MW 03:00 5,706 04:00–05:00 · 5,609 MW 04:00 5,609 05:00–06:00 · 5,822 MW 05:00 5,822 06:00–07:00 · 6,390 MW 06:00 6,390 07:00–08:00 · 7,059 MW 07:00 7,059 08:00–09:00 · 7,320 MW 08:00 7,320 09:00–10:00 · 7,159 MW 09:00 7,159 10:00–11:00 · 6,843 MW 10:00 6,843 11:00–12:00 · 6,458 MW 11:00 6,458 12:00–13:00 · 6,290 MW 12:00 6,290 13:00–14:00 · 6,408 MW 13:00 6,408 6,408MW13:00–14:00

● low-consumption hours ● average consumption ● peak hours

Quick data

Romania 352.6 €/MWh ▼ 14.1%

France 252.2 €/MWh ▼ 17.2%

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