Moldova leaps forward on clean energy integration with Guarantees of Origin registry

Breakthrough reinforces consumer trust, empowers renewable developers, and proves the value of electricity market in Europe’s clean energy transition.

In late November, the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) of the Republic of Moldova launched an electronic registry for Guarantees of Origin (GOs) for electricity, transitioning from its previous manual system. The Energy Community Secretariat welcomes this step as key to strengthening transparency in the renewable power sector — transparency that builds the trust needed to mobilise private investment and accelerate decarbonisation.

As part of the EU-funded Moldova Energy Independence and Resilience Project, the Energy Community Secretariat supported ANRE throughout the development and launch of the registry. This included ensuring technical interoperability and training market participants on how to use the new system. According to Moldova's Ministry of Energy, ANRE has already issued more than 220,000 GOs. The shift to the electronic system translates directly into new opportunities for renewable energy producers, Minister Dorin Junghietu recently told the Energy Community. By certifying and monetising the renewable attribute of electricity production, Moldova’s new electronic system opens an additional revenue stream that improves project bankability, attracts investment in clean technologies, and strengthens producers’ negotiating power in power purchase agreements — especially with corporate off-takers seeking credible, transparent proof of renewable sourcing for their sustainability commitments.

This national milestone is also a regional achievement, strengthening both market integration and collective decarbonisation efforts. By becoming fully connected to the Energy Community’s harmonised regional framework for Guarantees of Origin, Moldova can now transfer certificates across borders with participating Contracting Parties — expanding the market for renewable attributes, improving liquidity, and supporting cross-border clean-energy development across the region.

Furthermore, the Energy Community framework enables Contracting Parties to integrate with the EU electricity market even before accession, and Moldova’s new registry is a decisive move in that direction. Fully aligned with EU standards, the system paves the way for future market coupling. Once mutual recognition of guarantees of origin is agreed between the EU and the Energy Community, Moldovan certificates will be valid across the EU — giving producers and consumers direct access to the European market for renewable attributes and allowing them to compete on equal footing.

The Secretariat will continue providing capacity-building support as Moldova begins regional transfers.