Renewable energy producers will subsequently be able to sell and purchase electricity on the local energy exchange OPCOM, Havrilet also said Tuesday at a conference on energy issues organized by power company CEZ Romania.
He said the energy regulator has received many propositions to amend the energy law, including from European banks. According to Havrilet, OPCOM is trying to develop a special platform for this type of contracts.
“The fundamentals of Romania’s electricity and natural gas market have changed over the past months,” said Havrilet.
Under the energy law, all electricity trades must be operated only on specialized trading platforms and the energy exchange OPCOM is the specialized trading platform.
However, several companies and associations of firms in the renewable energy sector are opposing this provision, arguing that any regulation in this respect would further prevent investments.
Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Tuesday said the Government aims to render more “flexible” the energy trading on OPCOM for the private companies that could not obtain bank financing without a supply contract. The supply contract regulation will only be maintained for state companies, Ponta said during the conference.