RTE international will provide technical assistance to help Moldova’s electricity transmission system operator, Moldelectrica, to implement technical needs required by ENTSO-E to integrate in the long run the electricity network of continental Europe by 2023 and participate in the energy exchanges with neighbouring countries in compliance with market rules. The Moldovan network is made up of 6000km of high voltage lines and is interconnected with the Ukrainian network, which controls the management of the frequency of two countries. The recent interconnection of the Ukrainian and Moldovan network with the European network in a difficult context accelerates the need for Moldelectrica to adopt the same technical standards.

In 2017, ENTSO-E signed an agreement with Ukrenergo and Moldelectrica on the conditions for the future interconnection of the electrical system of Ukraine and Moldova with the electrical network of continental Europe. According to this agreement, Ukrenergo and Moldelectrica must implement a range of measures comprising a series of technical requirements which will guarantee a secure interconnection of Ukraine and Moldova into the European synchronous zone. This series of measures includes the investments in Moldelectrica’s facilities, the acquisition of knowledge to operate technical assistance in the field of standards and to bring the operation of the power system up to standards in accordance with the rules of ENTSO-E, and the acquisition of methods and software tools to work with the operators of the European power system.