Chișinău, May 14, 2025 – The evolution of the electricity market and the benefits of energy storage were presented by Secretary of State Constantin Borosan at the “Moldova Electronics Forum 2025,” a key event dedicated to innovation in electronics, engineering, and energy. The forum brought together public authorities, investors, tech companies, and international partners, offering a platform for dialogue focused on the sustainable development of these strategic sectors.

According to Constantin Borosan, the total installed capacity from renewable sources reached 657 MW as of March this year, and intermittent energy sources create the need for system balancing. The optimal solution for balancing is the use of large-scale battery energy storage systems. For this reason, upcoming tenders for renewable energy plants will also include a storage component.

The Secretary of State recalled that the Government has designated a subsidiary of the Romanian OPCOM exchange as the operator of the electricity market, which will launch short-term electricity markets – the intra-day market and the day-ahead market. These platforms will facilitate the trading of renewable energy and will provide price signals for both the wholesale and balancing markets.

Currently, balancing is carried out within the Ukrainian power system, but Moldova requires 246 MW of balancing capacity, including 72 MW with automatic response (aFRR) and 174 MW with manual response (mFRR). Of this demand, 80 MW can be covered with the existing infrastructure, while the remaining capacity will require the development of new specialized units. According to Borosan, Moldova’s transmission system operator Moldelectrica will organize tenders for the procurement of balancing services.

The forum also addressed the trends and technologies shaping energy storage and electronics, infrastructure needs and integration, market opportunities, and industrial applications. The Moldova Electronics Forum is organized with the support of the project “Strong Businesses and Communities for Moldova,” financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Government of Switzerland, and implemented by GIZ Moldova.