16/03/2026
πβ‘ Proud to announce: Moldova HydroBattery for the EU (MHB-DNIESTER)
β submitted today under EuropeAid/184659/DH/ACT/Multi, Lot 3 β Energy, the EU Global Gateway Early-Stage Investment Mechanism.
And the timing couldn't be more significant. π°
Just days ago, Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NicuΘor Dan signed an agreement in Bucharest to build two new high-voltage interconnectors between Ukraine and Romania β one ready as early as the end of 2026, the other within two years. President Zelenskyy specifically named Chernivtsi Oblast as a key beneficiary region. That is precisely where the Dniester Pumped Storage Power Plant (PSPP) stands β on the Nistru river, at the junction of Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania.
This is not a coincidence. It is the infrastructure backbone that makes MHB-DNIESTER not just timely, but essential.
Romania is rapidly becoming one of Europe's top solar producers β but excess generation during peak hours has nowhere to go. The Dniester PSPP, already synchronised with ENTSO-E since March 2022 and capable of 2,268 MW at full capacity, is one of Europe's most underutilised grid-balancing assets. With the new UAβRO interconnectors now being built, the Dniester hydrobattery becomes the missing link: charge it with Romanian and Ukrainian excess solar, dispatch it back when the grid needs it, across the Nistru and Prut river corridor.
Two new power lines. One hydrobattery. A regional flexibility hub for the UAβMDβRO energy corridor β and a concrete answer to the question of what to do with Europe's renewable surplus.
π€ Our consortium:
π·π΄ Eninvest Holding Realto SRL (Lead) β George Kazan BA, MBA, CA Kazan
π·π΄ AlgorithmIntelligence SRL β Dan Barbulescu
πΊπ¦ G.E. Pukhov Institute of Modelling in Energy Engineering, NAS Ukraine β Dr. Oleksandr Chemerys
π·π΄ CS GROUP-Romania SRL- Cosmin Cara
π²π© Technical University of Moldova (UTM) β Prof. Cristina Efremov
π·π΄π²πΎ Romanian-Malaysian Business Network (RMBN)
If you work in pumped hydro, cross-border grid integration, EU blended finance, or energy policy in the UAβMDβRO corridor β this project is for you. Let's connect. π
π Source: New Voice of Ukraine β Ukraine, Romania building two new HV power lines (March 12, 2026): https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-romania-building-two-new-hv-power-lines-50591341.html
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Ukraine and Romania are building two new cross-border high-voltage power lines, and one could be ready by the end of 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a visit to Bucharest on March 12.
