The gas-fired Cuciurgan power station, the largest power station in Moldova, is in Transnistria, on the shores of the Cuciurgan Reservoir bordering Ukraine. In 2024 it generated over three quarters of Moldova's electricity.[1] Commissioned in 1964, it formerly burned some coal and fuel oil.[2] In 2025, Russia stopped supplying the power plant with gas, leading to the 2025 Moldovan energy crisis.
Technical features
The power stations has installed capacity of 2,520 MW. It was originally fueled by natural gas, fuel oil and coal.[3] The plant produces some 75% of Moldova's electricity needs.[4] 51% owned by Inter RAO UES since 2005, in November 2008, Inter RAO UES and Moldelectrica signed an agreement to separate some power units in the power station from the