The cost of pure energy represents only 24% of the total invoice paid by the end user, while the rest is VAT, cogeneration taxes, excises, green certificate costs, distribution and transport costs.
Thus, in 2007 the cost for one MWh of energy at the end user was 475.93 lei (EUR105), compared with RON649.28 in 2013, on the backdrop of higher distribution costs, green certificate costs, or the cogeneration tax.
In the same period, the cost for energy producers fell from RON165 to RON155 per MWh.
Wind projects total 2,500 MW in Romania at the moment, as investors are lured by the support scheme provided by the state for green power. This type of energy is taken over by the system as a priority, as thermal plants or hydropower plants are often stopped to make room for green power in the system.
“Soon, we will find ourselves in the position of stopping the nuclear reactors to make room for the wind power,” said Laurentiu Ciurel, general manager of state-run energy holding CE Oltenia. (EUR1=RON4.5261)