Project description
The project entails the provision of a sovereign loan to the Republic of Moldova, to be on-lent to Moldelectrica, the 100% state-owned transmission system operator, and used for the construction of the 400kV high-voltage electricity transmission line between the city of Balti and the Romanian border that will be part of Balti-Suceava interconnection and will include the following components:
- Component 1. Construction of new substation Balti 400/330 kV and extension of existing 330kV substation in Balti.
- Component 2: Construction of a 400 kV electricity transmission line between Balti and the border with Romania.
The Project will improve the energy security for Moldova by accelerating the ongoing integration with ENTSO-E and facilitate the development of regional integration as Moldova will introduce a new route for electricity exchange.
ESIA disclosure package
- ESIA
- Non-Technical Summary
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan
- Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan
- Land Acquisition and Compensation Framework
- Stakeholders Engagement Plan
Full ESIA availability
ÎS Moldelectrica. Proiectul de interconectare a sistemelor electroenergetice Moldova-România
78, V. Alecsandri Str., Chisinau, Moldova
Octavian Ciobirca
+373 22 253 548
Local/regional public authorities in:
- Bălți municipality (Bălți city and Sadovoe village, Bălți municipality)
- Rîșcani district (Corlățeni village)
- Făleşti district (Pîrlița village; Fălești city; Obreja Veche and Hiliuți communes)
- Glodeni district (Limbenii Noi village; Limbenii Vechi village; Fundurii Vechi village; Glodeni city; Dușmani village; Cuhnești village; Ciuciulea village and Balatina commune)
And
10th floor, 63 Vlaicu Pircalab Street, Sky Tower building, Chisinau, MD-2012, Moldova
Octavian Costas
+373 22 210 000
Enquiries
Environmental and social enquiries
78, V. Alecsandri Str., Chisinau, Moldova
Octavian Ciobirca
+373 22 253 548
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Environmental and Social Impact Assessments and ESIA summaries are produced by project sponsors, and the EBRD makes them available without any comment or implied endorsement. Any views expressed or statements made in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment or the ESIA Summary do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the EBRD.
Last updated 25 June 2014
