Status
Active
Duration
2022 - 2026
Budget
58800000 USD
Donor
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Coverage
Republic of Moldova
Beneficiaries
Tetra Tech Corporation
Area of intervention
Renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy infrastructure, energy security
Partners
Tetra Tech Corporation
National Regulatory Agency for Energy
Moldelectrica
Natural gas system operators
National Center for Sustainable Energy
Termoelectrica and CET Nord
Ministry of Environment
Expected results
- Improve the physical and market integration of Moldova’s energy system with Europe. Connecting Moldova’s electricity system to the European grid is an important first step that will help create an open electricity market with neighboring countries and support fair and competitive procurement of cleaner energy.
- Increase renewable energy integration and enhance climate change resilience. Supporting Moldova’s efforts to develop and implement long-term energy sector plans and strategies will accelerate progress to promote security and reliability and to achieve national climate and environment goals.
- Attract investment in domestic power generation and energy efficiency. Working with utility companies and policymakers to set achievable targets and identify sites for RE projects will encourage investors to build RE projects that provide business and economic opportunities for Moldova.
- Increase resilience of Moldova’s power system. MESA will support Moldova to accelerate its ability to meet ENTSO-E requirements and enable EU grid integration, by deploying technology solutions and equipment and support the development of a sustained and skilled energy sector workforce.
- Improve flexibility of the Moldova power system. MESA will deploy critical flexibility assets for frequency control reserves (FCR) and automatic frequency restoration reserves (aFRR) that will increase the reliability and stability of Moldova’s transmission system and enable the provision of balancing services to neighbors and facilitate the integration of domestic renewable energy.
Objective
To help strengthen and diversify Moldova’s energy sector, building long-term energy security that supports Moldova’s sovereignty.
Expected results
- Improve the physical and market integration of Moldova’s energy system with Europe. Connecting Moldova’s electricity system to the European grid is an important first step that will help create an open electricity market with neighboring countries and support fair and competitive procurement of cleaner energy.
- Increase renewable energy integration and enhance climate change resilience. Supporting Moldova’s efforts to develop and implement long-term energy sector plans and strategies will accelerate progress to promote security and reliability and to achieve national climate and environment goals.
- Attract investment in domestic power generation and energy efficiency. Working with utility companies and policymakers to set achievable targets and identify sites for RE projects will encourage investors to build RE projects that provide business and economic opportunities for Moldova.
- Increase resilience of Moldova’s power system. MESA will support Moldova to accelerate its ability to meet ENTSO-E requirements and enable EU grid integration, by deploying technology solutions and equipment and support the development of a sustained and skilled energy sector workforce.
- Improve flexibility of the Moldova power system. MESA will deploy critical flexibility assets for frequency control reserves (FCR) and automatic frequency restoration reserves (aFRR) that will increase the reliability and stability of Moldova’s transmission system and enable the provision of balancing services to neighbors and facilitate the integration of domestic renewable energy.