I INTRODUCTION 

A. The Parties 

1. The Claimant, State Enterprise “Energorynok” (Ukraine) (“Claimant” or “Energorynok”), is a Ukrainian state enterprise, registered on 8 June 2000, and having its office at Simon Petlyura str. 27, 01032 Kyiv, Ukraine. The Claimant is represented in this arbitration by the duly authorized attorneys mentioned on the cover page. 

2. The Respondent is the Republic of Moldova (“Respondent” or “Moldova”), a sovereign state, addressed through Government House, Piata Marii Adunari National 1, Chişinău MD 2033 and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, Str. 31 August 1989, 82 Chişinău MD 2012. The Respondent has been represented in this arbitration by the duly authorized attorneys mentioned on the cover page. 

3. The Claimant and the Respondent are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties”.