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Power plants in Moldova

6 power-plant records · 2,914 MW reported capacity

  • Gas 50%
  • Hydro 33%
  • Coal 17%
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Moldova at a glance

Power-plant records
6
Reported capacity
2,914 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
10.7%
Most records
Gas, Hydro
Grid operator
Moldelectrica
Capital
Chișinău

Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Moldova

Wholesale marketCompetitive generation, regulated retail

Moldova synchronised with Continental Europe in 2022 alongside Ukraine and now buys much of its power from Romania.

  1. GenerationGenerators bid into a market
  2. TransmissionSystem operator dispatches
  3. DistributionRegulated distributors
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who regulates

  • ANREEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

Moldelectrica, owned by the state, runs transmission.

Markets & power exchanges

  • OPEMElectricity market operator (day-ahead and intraday)

Regional grid

  • ENTSO-E · Continental European gridRegional grid

    Part of the synchronous grid of Continental Europe, the largest interconnected grid in the world by customers, coordinated by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity.

What does “Wholesale market” mean?

Power plants compete to sell electricity in a wholesale market or pool, dispatched by a system operator. Most consumers still buy from a regulated distribution company at approved tariffs.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Moldova generates electricity

Electricity generated6.1 TWh
Renewable share10.7%
Low-carbon share10.7%
Carbon intensity634.3 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro0.32 TWh
Wind0.21 TWh
Solar0.1 TWh
Bioenergy0.02 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal0 TWh
Gas5.2 TWh
Other fossil0.22 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Moldova is in Eastern Europe. Its landlocked geography makes cross-border connections an important part of its regional setting. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Chișinău
Languages
Moldavian
Region
Eastern Europe

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 6 records for Moldova. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

6 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

6 lack an owner/operator; 5 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

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Browse 6 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

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