
Moldova and Ukraine can be connected to the energy system of continental Europe in the coming weeks.
This was made clear by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a joint press conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis. She noted that the EU and Ukraine had close economic ties, which will now become even stronger. According to her, a concrete step will be the synchronization of the Ukrainian, and Moldovan power grids as well, with the European ones in the coming weeks. “Of course, before this tragedy began, we had very strong economic ties with Ukraine, we will strengthen them. We are working to connect Ukraine to our power grid. This will be done in the coming weeks,” said the head of the European Commission. As previously reported, on February 24-26, Moldova and Ukraine tested the operation of their energy systems in an isolated mode from neighboring countries in preparation for joining the energy system of continental Europe. The next such test was scheduled for the summer. However, in connection with the outbreak of Russian military operations in Ukraine, representatives of Ukrenergo and Moldelectrica submitted applications for accelerated synchronization of the Ukrainian and Moldovan energy systems with the energy system of continental Europe. The European Network of System Operators for Transmission of Electricity ENTSO-E has announced that it is taking steps to urgently connect Moldova and Ukraine to the European energy system. // 03.03.2022 - InfoMarket.