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title: "Moldova Energy Costs Drop: New Tariffs Announced"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/26269/moldova-energy-costs-drop-new-tariffs-announced
published: 2024-03-21T08:30:00Z
language: en
section: "Social"
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# Moldova Energy Costs Drop: New Tariffs Announced

> Therefore, residents of the municipality of Chisinau will pay 2,138 lei for a gigacalorie of thermal energy, a decrease of 636 lei from the previous tariff.

Therefore, residents of the municipality of Chisinau will pay 2,138 lei for a gigacalorie of thermal energy, a decrease of 636 lei from the previous tariff.

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Consumers in Balti will now pay 2,245 lei for a gigacalorie, a reduction of 970 lei.

Additionally, electricity costs have decreased by five bani for residents in central and southern regions of the country. The new tariff is 2 lei and 34 bani per kWh. Residents in the north will see a four bani decrease, resulting in a price of 2 lei and 84 bani per kWh.

The new tariffs, approved by the National Energy Regulatory Agency on March 19th, were officially published in the Official Monitor today. 

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**