An auction on May 18, for electricity for September 2011-August 2012, was also cancelled because of the lack of bidders.

Metrorex is one of Bucharest’s major energy consumers, using 180,000 MWh.

Between 2003 and 2011, the operator bought energy from Petprod Bucuresti, for RON40.3 million, from Buzmann, for EUR3.69 million, from Enel Muntenia Sud – EUR21.7 million euro (for three consecutive years) and from Grivco – EUR11.3 million and $8.83 million (for three consecutive years).

(EUR1=RON4.2217)