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ROMANIA
Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
(ERRA Full Member)
National Natural Gas Regulatory Authority (ANRGN)
(ERRA Associate Member)
National Regulatory Authority for Municipal Services (ANRSC)
(ERRA Associate Member)
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| Latest News |
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| Key Statistics |
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Population: 22.4 mln
GDP/capita: $1,987 (PPP - $6,326) |
| Electricity |
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Generation: coal: 41% nuclear: 9% hydro: 24% hydrocarbons: 26%
Electricity Market size: 47.9 TWh/year
Surplus installed capacity over demand: 9,589 MW
Net Electricity Exporter(2,452 GWh)
Average resid. electricity price (January 2004) per kWh: ¢ 7.11
Average industrial electricity price (January 2004) per kWh: ¢ 6.71 |
| Natural Gas |
5.4 bln m3 imported (30.6%) from Russia in 2003
370 bln m3 reserves
18.07 bln m3 consumed in 2003
27 gas-fired power plants
Avg. resid. natural gas price (Q2-2003): $2.96GJ
Avg. resid. natural gas price (Q4-2003): $3.73GJ
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| Summary |
Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
Established in 1999, 80 staff members
Ion Lungu (ERRA Presidium member) was appointed as the ANRE President in June 2000. Four other Commissioners were appointed in June 2002.
The ANRE regulates electricity and heat (only the heat produced in cogeneration). Responsibilities include tariff setting, licensing, protection of consumer and investor interests, and regulation of access to the transmission and distribution grids.
The ANRE is financed through license fees and contributions of the sector economic agents.
National Natural Gas Regulatory Authority (ANRGN)
Established in 2000, 83 staff members
Dan Pantilie was appointed in March 2002 by Prime Minister to be ANRGN President
ANRGN regulates the natural gas sector. Responsibilities include tariff setting, authorizing and licensing companies, protecting consumers, controlling natural gas sector companies, issuing technical norms, and regulating access to the transmission and distribution grids.
ANRGN is financed through license fees and contributions of sector economic agents.
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| Industry and Market Structure |
Electricity
- Regulated third party access
- 77 generators, license holders, one TSO, Market operator, 8 DOSs, 133 suppliers, license holders
- Market opening – 100%
- Wholesale market model
- The main components of the wholesale electricity market are a bilateral contracts market, a voluntary power exchange (day-ahead market- DAM) and a balancing market. At the end of the 2007 around 10% of the final consumption was traded on the DAM. A green-certificates market is administrated by the Market Operator starting with November 2005.
Natural Gas
- Regulated third party access
- Market structure: 7 production companies, 1 transmission company (state owned), 3 underground storage operators, 36 distribution companies, 70 supply companies, 2.68 ml consumers
- 100% market opening in 2007
- ANRE regulates end-user prices.
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| Current Energy Issues |
Energy prices and social protection
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| Contact |
Romanian Electricity and Heat Regulatory Authority (ANRE)
(ERRA Full Member)
3 Constantin Nacu Street, 020995, Bucharest 2, Romania
Tel.: (40 21) 311 2244, Fax: (40 21) 312 4365
Official website: http://www.anre.ro
National Natural Gas Regulatory Authority (ANRGN)
(ERRA Associate Member)
Soseaua Cotroceni, nr. 4, sector 6, Bucharest, Romania
Tel.: (40 21) 303 38 / 00, / 01, / 02, 303 38 03; Fax: (40 21) 303 38 / 08
Official website: http://www.anrgn.ro
National Regulatory Authority for Municipal Services (ANRSC)
(ERRA Associate Member)
Romulus Street, nr. 4, sector 2, Bucharest, Romania
Tel.: (40 21) 326 17 81; Fax: (40 21) 326 17 82
Official website: http://www.anrsc.ro |
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