President Maia Sandu says the line inaugurated on 8 November 2026 strengthens Moldova’s transmission capacity, diversifies its supply options and reinforces its connection to the European electricity grid.
Moldova has inaugurated a new power line connecting it to Romania and the European electricity grid. President Maia Sandu said the project strengthens Moldova’s transmission capacity and gives it more ways to secure electricity supplies.
The line runs from Vulcanesti to the capital, Chisinau, and allows Moldova to reduce its reliance on the Cuciurgan thermal power plant in Transnistria, Al Jazeera said. It opened 2 years after the date Moldovan authorities initially promised.
At the inauguration, European Commissioner for Energy Marta Kos said the connection meant Moldova could buy energy where it was cheapest. Sandu said the project also reinforces Moldova’s connection to the European energy system.
Al Jazeera described the line as “400-kilowatt” and extra-high-voltage. A kilowatt is a unit of power, not voltage, so that description does not establish the line’s voltage.
Sandu said two more power lines to Romania are on the way.
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