Moldovan Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu said on 2 November that the Vulcănești–Chișinău line could become operational the following week if technical tests go smoothly. The target is conditional, rather than confirmation of commercial electricity flows. [4][3]
He said the acceptance commission must confirm completion before energisation, followed by testing under voltage and under load. Moldpres reported his comments on 3 November. [3]
ContextThe 157-kilometre connection is designed to bring Romanian electricity directly to central Moldova, bypassing the transmission route through Transnistria. The earlier substation modernisation involved a Romanian-German consortium including Siemens Energy. [1][2]
Added the minister’s 2 November conditional commissioning target and remaining tests; operation has not been confirmed.
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Moldova power link enters final acceptance stage
The Chișinău substation has moved to acceptance testing, the final step before the 157-kilometre Vulcănești-Chișinău line can begin commercial operation.
Moldova has convened an acceptance commission for the modernised Chișinău electrical substation, the final procedural stage before commissioning and commercial operation of the 157-kilometre Vulcănești-Chișinău high-voltage line.
The line is intended to carry electricity from Romania directly to central Moldova, reducing reliance on the existing transmission route through the separatist Transnistrian region. The World Bank-financed project includes substation works by a Romanian-German consortium led by Electromontaj, Energotech and Siemens Energy.
ContextPrime ministers Vasile Tofan and Luca Niculescu visited the substation on 28 October. The acceptance process is a prerequisite for operation, not confirmation that commercial electricity flows have already begun.
