Press Release (Chisinau / Bucharest, 27.10.2026)

OPEM prepares to launch trading on the Organized Market for Bilateral Electricity Contracts (OMBC)

OPEM, the Power Market Operator M Ltd. of Republic of Moldova, in cooperation with OPCOM Romania, is advancing preparations for the launch of trading on the Organized Market for Bilateral Electricity Contracts (OMBC), a new trading mechanism that will enable the conclusion of electricity sale and purchase contracts for medium- and long-term delivery periods.

OMBC will provide market participants the opportunity to contract electricity for medium- and long-term delivery periods in advance, within a transparent, competitive and non-discriminatory framework. By using forward contracts, participants will benefit from greater predictability of costs and revenues, as well as additional tools for managing risks associated with price fluctuations..

The new market will complement the existing trading mechanisms operated by OPEM, namely the Day-Ahead Market (DAM) and the Intraday Market (IDM), contributing to the development of a more mature and efficient electricity market.

An important milestone in the launch process was reached on 23 October 2026, when the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) approved the operational documents for OMBC, namely the Procedure for Trading on the Organized Market for Bilateral Contracts, the Framework Participation Agreement and the Framework Electricity Sale and Purchase Agreement.

The registration process for participants at OPEM was opened with the publication on www.opem.md of the documents required for market participation (https://www.opem.md/tranzactionare-produse/34).

OPEM invites all participants in the electricity market of the Republic of Moldova to take the necessary steps to register on OMBC and benefit from the opportunities offered by this new trading platform for bilateral electricity contracts.

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About OPEM

OPEM is the Power Market Operator M Ltd. of Republic of Moldova. OPEM was designated on 21 February 2024 by the Govern of the Republic of Moldova as market operator of the electricity market in the Republic of Moldova, an important step in the process of creating and operating a transparent, efficient and sustainable electricity market, according to the European standards and best practices. The National Agency for Energy Regulation of the Republic of Moldova granted OPEM, on 19 March 2024, the License operating the electricity market. Later in 2025, OPEM was designated by ANRE as the Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO) with the mission of implementing the international coupling of the Moldavian day-ahead electricity market and the intraday electricity market. In December 2025, OPEM launched the commercial operation of short-term markets, organized in accordance with European standards, in compliance with the requirements set forth in the applicable regulatory framework.

OPEM is a subsidiary of the Romanian Electricity and Gas Market Operator “OPCOM” SA of Romania, having the headquarters in the Republic of Moldova.

For more information about OPEM, please visit us at www.opem.md.

About OPCOM

OPCOM is the Romanian Electricity and Gas Market Operator. Since 2000, OPCOM has been committed to strengthen a marketplace where energy and environmental certificates are traded in conditions of transparency and integrity. Today, the trading portfolio offered by OPCOM ranges from electricity products to gas products, as well as green certificates. More than 800 companies are using the products available for trading on short-term electricity, gas, and green certificates markets as well as on term markets for electricity, gas, and green certificates bilateral contracts. In addition to this role, OPCOM is responsible for settlement of the transactions concluded on short-term energy markets and also acts as Registered Reporting Mechanism under REMIT managing almost 400 reporting agreements on its electricity and gas markets. OPCOM was designated by the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority as Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO) in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 for fulfilling tasks related to the coupling of the day-ahead and intraday markets. In 2024, OPCOM was appointed as CfD counterparty under the Contracts for Difference support scheme for low carbon technologies.

OPCOM applies the Quality Management System complying with ISO 9001:2015, respectively the Information Security Management System complying with ISO/IEC 27001:2022, both systems being certified by LRQA.

For more information about OPCOM, please visit us at www.opcom.ro.

PRESS RELEASE  27.10.2026