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On October 15, the representatives of the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) participated at the workshop: “Unbundling in The Gas Sector of the Republic of Moldova, a Business Workshop for the Operators,” organized by the European Commission.
The objective of the workshop was to reflect upon the challenges of unbundling the transmission system operators (TSOs) in the Republic of Moldova, to present the unbundling mechanisms applied in the European Union and compliment the legislative support to the unbundling process in the Republic of Moldova. The exchange of experience is aimed to facilitate the identification of the best solutions for unbundling process in the Republic of Moldova.
During the meeting Mr. Eugen CARPOV, Director of ANRE, mentioned that unbundling aims to solve structural issues and improve the functionality of the natural gas market in order to comply with the requirements, set in the EU Third Energy Package. According to the Treaty establishing Energy Community, the Republic of Moldova has the obligation to separate the natural gas TSO, in order to ensure its decision-making, functional and legal independence in relation to other subdivisions of the vertically integrated enterprise engaged in the production and supply activities.
The participants delivered presentations and examples of unbundling of TSOs in the EU countries, and described the actions that were taken to ensure the compliance with the requirements of the EU Third Energy Package. The discussion focused also on the key challenges and opportunities related to unbundling the TSOs in the Republic of Moldova, taking into account the specifics of the natural gas sector in the country.
The event was attended by representatives of the European Commission, the Energy Community Secretariat, the Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA), the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, ANRE, S.A. „Moldovagaz”, S.R.L. „Moldovatransgaz”, S.R.L. Tiraspoltransgaz”, representatives of the regulators or operators in the natural gas industry from EU and other interested parties.
