The Government today approved the maximum volumes and compensated energy prices for domestic consumers for the period November 2023 to March 2024.

Thus, in the case of natural gas, the state will compensate the tariff for the first 180 m3/month or the first 90 m3/month for households that have established the right to compensation in the form of a monthly monetary payment (APRA), to ensure the following guaranteed prices:

Energy vulnerability category	Price paid under the ceiling (2023-2024)
Extreme	12 lei/m3 *
Very high	12.2 lei/m3*
High	12.4 lei/m3
Medium	12.6 lei/m3
Low	17 lei/m3
Primary	Regulated price/supplier price (18.07 lei/m3)
Non vulnerable	Regulated price/supplier price (18.07 lei/m3)

* Most of the beneficiaries included in the extreme and very high vulnerability category will benefit from compensation in the form of a monthly monetary payment of 800 MDL or also compensation in the form of a monthly monetary payment, and compensation in the bill capped at 90m3/month

Heat energy will be compensated up to a ceiling of 1.3 Gcal/month or up to a ceiling of 0.9 Gcal/month for households that have established the right to compensation in the form of a monthly monetary payment, in order to ensure the following guaranteed prices:

Energy vulnerability category	Tariff paid under the ceiling (2023-2024)
Extreme	1450 lei / Gcal*
Very high	1475 lei / Gcal*
High	1500 lei / Gcal
Medium	1525 lei / Gcal
Low	2100 lei / Gcal
Primary	2900 lei / Gcal
No vulnerability	Regulated tariff (3267 lei/Gcal – Termoelectrica)

* Most of the beneficiaries included in the extreme and very high vulnerability category will benefit from compensation in the form of a monthly monetary payment of 800 MDL or both the compensation in the form of a monthly monetary payment, and compensation in the bill capped at 0.9Gcal/month

Compensation for electricity will be granted for a maximum consumption of 1 500 kWh per month or 750 kWh/month in the case of beneficiaries of compensation in the form of a monthly monetary payment, for households who cumulatively meet the following conditions:

1. electricity is the main source of heating during the cold period of the year, according to the submitted application;

2. the average monthly electricity consumption of household consumers was at least 250 kWh/month during the previous cold period;

3. household customers are not connected to the centralised heat supply or have an average monthly heat consumption of less than 0.3 Gcal/month in the previous cold period;

4. household consumers had a natural gas consumption of less than 50 m3 per month in the previous cold period.

Energy vulnerability category	Price paid under the ceiling (2023-2024)
Extreme	1.54 lei / kWh
Very high	1.74 lei / kWh
High	1.94 lei / kWh
Medium	2.14 lei / kWh
Low	2.34 lei / kWh
Primary	2,54 lei / kWh or the regulated price, if this is less than 2,54 lei / kWh
Non vulnerable	Regulated price (2,39 lei/kWh – Premier Energy 2,88 lei/kWh – FEE Nord)

Alexei Buzu, Minister of Labour and Social Protection: “The way in which the vulnerability categories, volumes and compensated prices have been adjusted will ensure that support for low-income households is more targeted, as well as the fact that around 80% of households will pay a compensated energy price similar to last year.”

The assignment of the energy vulnerability category will be automatically made by the information system from 26 November this year, according to the criteria approved by the Government. Citizens will be able to view the assigned category in their personal cabinet in the first days of December. The energy vulnerability category will be determined on the basis of the ratio expressed as a % of expenditure on energy resources to the income available to pay for the energy source. There are 7 vulnerability categories for the cold season 2023-2024.

So far, about 635,000 applications have been submitted on the compensatii.gov.md platform. Citizens still have time to apply online until 25 November to receive compensation for November. Applications can be submitted after 25 November, but compensation will be granted from the following month.

People who do not have the technical equipment or skills needed for individual registration can contact their local social worker or librarians. In addition, specialists at the Unified Centres for the Provision of Public Services (CUPS) in rural localities across the country are ready to provide support in this regard.