A new batch of modern equipment necessary for the modernization of the Chișinău Electric Station within ÎS Moldelectrica has been successfully delivered to the Republic of Moldova and stored at the contractor’s storage location. The shipment consisted of over 20 trucks with a total combined weight exceeding 600 tons, as well as two additional single-phase autotransformers (making a total of four).
Some of the equipment was delivered under special conditions, using oversized transport vehicles escorted by police. According to Ruslan Surugiu, Director of UCIPE, the delivery of necessary equipment will continue with other batches, and construction works for the modernization of the electric station are planned for the near future.
The station’s modernization is carried out in the context of developing the energy sector in the Republic of Moldova. It will allow the connection of the 400 kV Vulcănești–Chișinău power line to the electric networks connected to the Chișinău Electric Station and is necessary to ensure cross-border energy transmission between the Republic of Moldova and Romania.
Thus, the electricity supply capacity of the consumption node in the central area of the country will increase, and the safe and reliable operation of the entire power system of the Republic of Moldova will be ensured.
The investment package is part of the Power System Development Project and includes:
- a new 330 kV cell connected to the new 400/330/35 kV autotransformers and the extension of the existing 330 kV installation;
- a new 400 kV cell for the Vulcănești–Chișinău Overhead Power Line;
- 4 autotransformers of 400/330/35 kV.
The Power System Development Project is part of the priority measures of the Government and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Moldova, aimed at ensuring the country’s energy security.