“Power grid losses represent some 2% of nationwide consumption,” he sources said.
The energy bought by Transelectrica is used to cover network losses and it represents the company’s technological consumption.
According to OPCOM data, the company launched to offer requests to buy 95,500 MWh of electricity, at 230 lei per MWh. The overall value of energy bought reaches some RON22 million (over EUR5 million).
Agreements concluded between authorities, the IMF and the European Commission state the gradual deregulation of household electricity prices between 2013 and 2017. For the industrial segment, deregulation is set to unfold gradually by the end of 2013.
Transelectrica is 73.68% owned by the Economy Ministry, while investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO) holds a 13.49% stake. (EUR1=RON4.3558)