Hajdinjak, who is also chief executive officer of E.ON Romania, added companies need to expect this double-digit hike to happen in the final quarter of 2011 and the first half of 2012.

The meeting between the IMF and the association is part of a series of meetings held regularly by the IMF and European Commission delegation with Romanian unions and professional associations.

A joint delegation of the IMF, European Commission and World Bank is in Romania between October 25 and November 7, for the third evaluation of the stand-by agreement signed with Romania. The main themes for this visit are the budget for 2012 and the reform of state-owned companies.

ACUE was founded in 2006 by several energy companies active in Romania. Its goal is to support loyal competition on the market.