“A potential increase of some 6% would increase the price paid by industrial consumers by less than 1%, calculated on a 30% share for imports,” the company said in a news release.
In addition, the company said the price of locally made gas has not been adjusted since February 2008, and such a change would observe all relevant legislation.
“The price of gas for household consumers will remain unchanged, under Ordinance 53 on June 16, 2011,” the company added.
The price of natural gas will grow by 8% for industrial consumers starting October 1, while the price paid by household consumers and thermal power producers will remain unchanged, Romanian energy regulator ANRE said recently.
The change is based on the increase of imported natural gas prices, to $495 from $460 per thousand cubic meters. Another reason was the increase in consumption during October-December, compared to July-September, which requires an increase in imports or the use of reserves.
The head of the IMF mission to Romania, Jeffrey Franks, told MEDIAFAX in May that the price of gas delivered to companies would rise, since the government committed to use a new calculation formula. (EUR1=RON4.3533)