Open AccessREPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA POWER ENERGY IN THE PANDEMIC
Author(s) -
Corina Guțu-Chetrușca,
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Aurel Guțu,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of engineering science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-3482
pISSN - 2587-3474
DOI - 10.52326/jes.utm.2021.28(4).02
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , quarter (canadian coin) , electricity , context (archaeology) , energy consumption , covid-19 , business , pandemic , agricultural economics , renewable energy , mains electricity , economics , power (physics) , geography , engineering , medicine , electrical engineering , social science , physics , disease , archaeology , pathology , quantum mechanics , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The anti-COVID restrictions have resulted in a reduction of the total world energy consumption. At the same time, the transfer of the activities to home increased the household consumption of electricity by up to 30%. In the Republic of Moldova, the total electricity consumption in 2020 decreased compared to 2019 by 0.22 %, while household consumption increased by 3.5%. In the first quarter of 2021, household consumption increased by 7.8%, raising the share of household consumption to 45.5 %. Working from home has proven to be convenient for both employees and employers, so the trend is expected to remain after the pandemic crisis. In this context, a series of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions in residential buildings are expected to be implemented.