The measure might be included in a draft Government emergency ordinance amending the law on supporting renewable energy producers.
About 2 hectares of land are needed to produce one megawatt of solar energy.
According to the draft ordinance, Romania’s government will temporarily reduce the number of green certificates granted to renewable energy producers to rein in electricity price increases.
Between July 2013 and end-December 2016 wind power producers will receive one green certificate for each megawatt of energy they produce, instead of two certificates currently. Hydropower producers with installed capacity not exceeding 10 MW will receive one certificate instead of three, while solar power producers will get four green certificates instead of six, reads the draft act.
Green energy producers will recover the certificates taken away through the new regulations starting January 2017 (in the case of solar power and hydropower producers). Wind power producers will recover certificates starting January 2018.