Romanian company Transelectrica wants to open a representative office in Moldova to transport electricity over the Prut and to connect Moldova to the European energy system, the Economy Ministry of Bucharest announced.

Romanian Economy Minister Danuţ Andruşca had a bilateral meeting with Minister of Economy and Infrastructure, Cyril Gaburici on Wednesday.

"The Republic of Moldova is an exciting and potent destination for Romanian investors and I fully trust that this autumn we will see an intensification of the interest of the Romanian investors for the neighboring country," said Danut Andruşca.

The main topic of the talks was the privatization process of Vestmoldtransgaz, which will be finalized next week after the signing of the takeover minutes.

"Danuţu Anduşcă, the Minister of Economy, reminded that in the field of electricity, the Romanian transport operator, Transelectrica, successfully collaborates with MOLDOELECTRICA in the interconnection of the two countries' systems. In order to maximize this collaboration, Transelectrica intends to establish a representation in the Republic of Moldova", according to a communiqué from the ministry in Romania

Romanian Economy Minister Dănuţ Andruşca also talked about the economic and political importance of the Ungheni-Chisinau gas pipeline, which he said was one of the most important development projects in the region, which will contribute to Moldova's energy security.

Romania is already the main trading partner of Moldova, and the volume of foreign trade of the Republic of Moldova with Romania was $ 1 billion only in the first six months of the year.

The Romanian Minister of Economy has stated that good cooperation in the field of energy could be extended to the industrial sector, more precisely to the automotive sector, which has a major contribution to the economy in Romania. This suggestion was received with interest by Chiril Gaburici, who said that in the last year the automotive industry in the Republic of Moldova has seen a significant increase ", the source quoted.

Actually, Moldova is deferred by a single source of electic energy, namely the Cuciurgani nuclear power plant on the left bank of the Dniester, which produces Russian gas from Gazprom, which the separatist authorities do not pay.