THE HARNESSING OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES POTENTIAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Ensuring energy needs has turned into a major topic of all socio-economic systems worldwide. Against this background, renewable energy sources become a powerful part of the national, regional and global security. Given the current global trends and the major dependence on imports of energy resources in Moldova, a new strategy must be adopted by upgrading existing energy infrastructure, internal energy market analysis, diversification of the existing renewable energy sources and permanent coordination of the decisions taken within national energy policies. In this article, the author examined the potential of the renewable energy sources available in the Republic of Moldova, presenting calculations on the effectiveness of these resources use.