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Moldova water sector challenges

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On 27 July 2026 Moldova’s regulator ANRE released draft tariffs that would lower water prices to 20.03 lei / m³ while raising the sewage charge to 13.41 lei, setting regulated income at 16.93 million lei. The same day the Ministry of Infrastructure announced a competition, financed by a Moldova‑Belgium loan, for villages to receive Q‑DROP Yellowstone water‑treatment units (up to 500 L / h) to boost supply resilience. The following day, severe drought drove historic low flows in the Cubolta and Dniester rivers, triggering yellow, orange and red alerts. Authorities activated emergency measures – stockpiling water, fuel and generators, acquiring extra tanks and cisterns, and considering temporary dams – funded partly by an Interreg grant for cross‑border works. Further data released on 30 July 2026 showed water losses in public distribution networks of regional operators reaching up to 60 % in some localities, prompting ANRE to call for urgent infrastructure upgrades and better management to safeguard public health. Detailed river measurements recorded Cubolta’s flow at about 0.083 m³ / s (≈10 % of normal) and a 10‑metre retreat of the Dniester in places such as Puhăceni. De‑colmatation and restoration works in the Cubolta basin are being financed through an 841 000‑lei Interreg grant, while municipal emergency commissions continue to monitor supplies to maintain essential services. On 28 July 2026 the Chișinău municipal Commission for Exceptional Situations approved a plan to secure additional water, fuel and generator reserves for public services and transport. Working groups were tasked with inventorying existing stocks and procuring extra storage solutions such as eurocubes, tanks and cisterns under public‑procurement rules. Hydrologists reiterated the severity of the drought, noting the Nistru River’s historic low and the continued low Cubolta flow, reinforcing the need for the ongoing de‑colmatation project funded by the same Interreg grant.

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