Former Economy minister Varujan Vosganian said in January the state lacked money to electrify households that were not connected to the electricity network and costs must be covered by power distributors.
The Economy Ministry estimated electrification costs at 1.03 billion lei (EUR0.23 billion) in August, which were supposed to be covered with state budget funds (90%) and by local authorities (10%).
At the beginning of 2012, the government extended the rural electrification program until 2016 and estimated the investment at RON990 million.
In 2003, the then Ministry of Economy promised the electrification program would be completed by 2005. Costs were estimated at $150 million at that time. (EUR1=RON4.4378)