ENERGY POLICY DEVELOPMENTSEE & RE OPPORTUNITIES

U.S. Business Mission 2010June 15 – 17, 2010

Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Energy Sector Overview RM highly dependent on energy imports 94% of the energy needs (fossil fuels and

electricity) are covered from imports

In absence of national fossils, promotion of EE and RE is key

Energy Sector Challenges Lack of own resources (natural gas, oil, coal); High energy intensity and poor energy efficiency; Low level of RE use (6%); Dominance of imported natural gas; Old equipment (about 60-70%) in the energy

transformation sector; Insufficient investments in the energy sector, etc.

Energy Consumption

The major consumers’ groups are the households, transport, industry and public services with 45%, 23,5%, 10% and 8,6% correspondingly.

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Urgent Investment Needs Gas

Ungheni-Iasi (18 mln Euro), length 18 km, 530 p.d Geological research in the South for local gas

Heat Modernization of CHP 2 - Investment needs - 4,8 mln. EURO

Electricity Electricity interconnection, 400 kV line, “Suceava-Balti” between

Romania and Moldova Length: 115 km (55km - Moldovan (cost: 35,1 mln Euro (15,2 mln Euro – Moldovan part) planned construction: 2010-2015

330 kV voltage line “Balti-Novodnestrovsk” between Moldova and Ukraine.

330 Balti –Straseni-Ungheni Length: 121,5 km (88km - Moldovan territory) (Cost: 28,5 mln Euro, planned construction: 2010-2015

Ungheni–Iasi, plus a power station, 360 Mw (coal) (Czech investment company

Moldova - Energy Community

EU-RM Action PlanEU-RM Action Plan

Energy Strategy 2020, GD No 958 of 21.08.2007 Energy Strategy 2020, GD No 958 of 21.08.2007

6% in 2010 and 20% in 2020 (If the targets stated above are reached, they 6% in 2010 and 20% in 2020 (If the targets stated above are reached, they will result in an annual reduction of COwill result in an annual reduction of CO22 emissions by 167-210 ths tones emissions by 167-210 ths tones COCO22 equivalent) equivalent)

Accession to the Energy Community Treaty – a key objective of the Republic of Moldova’s 2020 Energy Strategy:December 23, 2009 – RM adopted the Law on no 117-XVII on RM Accession to the Energy Community Treaty

March 17, 2010, Vienna – singed the Protocol on Accession to the Energy Community

May 1, 2010 – Moldova is a member of Energy Community Treaty

EE & RE Legal Framework

Legal Framework/RELaw on Renewables, No. 160 of 12.07.2007Law on Renewables, No. 160 of 12.07.2007

RE support mechanism; Energy Efficiency Fund; Feed-in tariff for 15 years; Distributors’ obligation to accept green energy into the national grid.

Biodiesel target – 5% by year 2010 (2013 new amendment), 20% by 2020Bioethanol target – 6% by year 2010 (2013 new amendment), 20% by 2020

National Agency for Energy Regulator: Methodology to determine, approve and apply tariffs for electricity produced from renewable energy and biofuel. Regulation on Guarantee of Origin for Green Energy

Legal Framework/R&DLaw on Technology Parks and Innovation Incubators, No.

138XVI of 21.06.2007Incentives for the residents of the park: No value added tax on import of goods and services No custom tax on import of goods and services No value added tax on goods and services bought on the RM

territory No profit tax/3 years

Law on Public-Private Partnerships, No 179 of 10.07.2008

December 17, 2009 - RM Parliament approved the Law on Amending and Supplementing Some Laws no. 107-XVIII, which: conveyed the responsibility for heat tariff setting

from the local public authority to the national energy regulator;

Transferred the responsibility for the national energy regulator’s budget approval and Administrative Board assignment from the government to the parliament. These changes allowed setting the heat tariff at the cost-recovery level.

Legal Framework/Heat Tariffs

Legal Framework/EEGovernment of Moldova approved the draft Law on Energy Efficiency (in

the Parliament): creates the framework for application of EU Directive 2006/32/CE of April 5,

2006on energy end-use efficiency and energy services; AEE - institutional capacity in charge of EE and RES promotion and

monitoring; energy audit; energy managers for regions, municipalities and Gagauz Territorial

Administrative Unit; ESCOs, third party financing, performance contracting, energy consumption

metering; minimum energy performance standards, etc. the Law also provides for periodical national and local EE Programs and

Action Plans to be developed and approved aimed at reaching the intermediary 9% and long-term 20% energy saving targets by 2016 and correspondingly, 2020.

Legal Framework/EEAlready developed and subject to immediate approval:

Regulation on Energy Efficiency Agency Regulation on Energy Auditors’ Certification Operational Manual for the Energy Efficiency Fund National Energy Efficiency Program 2010-2020 and the

National Communication Strategy Regulation on Minimum Energy Performance Requirements

for Buildings (Ministry of Construction and Regional Development with EBRD support)

Activities launched to transpose the energy labeling and eco-design directives.

Thank You for Your Attention!

Tanya Daniel Lujanskaya President, Alliance for Energy Efficiency and

Renewables 78, Vasile Alecsandri St., Office 510, Chisinau – 2012

Tel: (37322) 20 00 90; Fax: (37322) 20 00 91;E-mail: aeer.moldova@gmail.com,

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