However, the prices will increase in the short term, said Petru Ruset, director of “Energy Fossil Generation, Wind Power, Solar&Hydro and Power Transmission” unit of the Energy division at Siemens.
“New technologies have high costs. The energy mix could, however, offer some advantages, including a decreasing trend of energy prices, which we don’t see today,” Ruset said. He added the effects cannot be immediate. “Any renewable energy project has a business plan on 15 or 20 years.”
Speaking about the role of the renewable energy on long-term, Teofil Muresan, CEO and owner of Electrogrup, said the renewable sources cause a price hike of energy only on short-term.
“Without the renewable energy, the energy price is seen growing 30 to 40 years from now, based on the oil and gas price trends. In countries supporting the renewable sources, the price increased on short-term but further dropped in two or three years below the here above mentioned trend,” said Muresan.
Muresan added that in order to increase the renewable energy percentage to the energy system, the state could better integrate the national energy system to the regional one, in order to become a regional hub.
In his turn, Stefan Gadola, EnergoBit vicepresident, said the balancing of aids for different alternative energy sources is normal, but a reduction in the number of granted emission certificates will surely lead to a decrease in the number of renewable energy investments.
“Even if today tens of thousands megawatts are approved, many projects vanish each month. Some entrepreneurs developed parks with the clear intention to sell. Many projects weren’t sold and they disappeared,” Gadola said.
George Ciubotaru, head of the greenhouse energy division with Electroalfa, alsxo spoke about the differences between various sources of energy.
Currently, Romanian solar power production capabilities reach 70 megawatts, while the wind power projects cumulate 2,200 MW, and the state should take actions to reduce this gap, said Ciubotaru.
He explained that a more powerful message from the rule-makers could help the industry.
Siemens’ Ruset said the country has potential not only for wind and solar energy, but also for hydropower. Regarding the offshore projects, Ruset said there are still investment opportunities on land still exist for wind power parks. “The offshore segment has to be put on standby for now, due to the geographical conditions, as it requires high investments.”