Overview
- Moldova’s Energy Ministry reported that a 10:42 a.m. voltage drop on the 400 kV Isaccea–Vulcanesti–MGRES corridor forced an emergency shutdown of the national power system.
- Large areas of Chisinau lost electricity, stopping trolleybuses and traffic lights, while customs shifted to manual processing and Ukraine said the border with Moldova was temporarily closed to vehicles and goods.
- Energy Minister Dorin Junghietu cited Ukraine’s protection systems reacting to severe weather and said reconnections would occur within hours as Moldelectrica worked to stabilize the grid.
- Ukraine’s energy ministry said power was restored to critical infrastructure in Kyiv and several regions, with household consumers to be reconnected gradually under emergency outage schedules.
- Moldovan hospitals switched to generators without interrupting care, police directed traffic at major intersections, and telecom users reported network outages during restoration efforts.