The development of the IT application for granting energy vouchers is at an advanced stage, and it is to be operationalized before the 60-day deadline established by legislation, according to information provided by the Press Office of the Special Telecommunications Service.
„The development process of the IT application for granting energy bill payment vouchers (EPIDS) is at an advanced stage, and it is to be operationalized before the 60-day deadline established by legislation. During this week, the STS development team received access to integrate some of the electronic services of the institutions responsible for verifying identity and contracts at energy consumption points. As there will be access to all interconnections established by legislation and necessary to verify the eligibility conditions, it will be possible to test performance and security, and then launch the application,” it is mentioned in the response sent by STS to the request of Agerpres.
According to the cited source, EPIDS is developed in the form of a web application, which involves accessing a link, without the need to download or install. The application can be used from any device with a browser – computer, laptop, smartphone or tablet.
The normative act regulating the conditions for granting the financial support mechanism was approved on June 30, 2025, setting a deadline of 60 days for the development of the information system.
„Thus, the Special Telecommunications Service develops the application in an extremely short time, with no delays. We specify that the application developed by our institution will allow the registration of all eligible persons. The verification, validation and establishment of voucher beneficiaries is carried out automatically by querying the databases made available by the authorities established by Government Emergency Ordinance no. 35/2025 on the introduction of a support mechanism for household electricity consumers in energy poverty”, specifies the cited source.
Applications to obtain the voucher will be able to be submitted online by the holder or a family member in the EPIDS application. Applications will also be able to be submitted through representatives of the post office or representatives of the town halls where the applicant declares the place of consumption.
According to the legislation, the granting of financial support is not conditional on the issuance of the voucher in printed format since, through the automations carried out by the application, the data related to the beneficiaries are automatically taken over from the EPIDS application in the electronic bill payment system, STS representatives emphasize.
GEO 35/2025 establishes social protection measures granted to household electricity consumers affected by energy poverty, following the expiry of the support mechanisms provided for in Government Emergency Ordinance No. 6/2025 on the measures applicable to final customers in the electricity market during the period 1 April 2025-30 June 2025, respectively the measures applicable to final customers in the natural gas market during the period 1 April 2025-31 March 2026, as well as for the amendment and completion of certain regulatory acts in the field of energy, with subsequent amendments and completions, for electricity consumption.
The social protection measures apply during the period 1 July 2025-31 March 2026 and consist of granting financial support to household consumers who meet the legal conditions, in the form of an electronic energy voucher that can be used by the beneficiary only to make payments for electricity consumption registered at the place of consumption for which this support is granted.
The following categories of individuals and families benefit from support in the form of an electronic energy voucher: single individuals with a net monthly income of a maximum of 1,940 lei; families with a net monthly income/member of a maximum of 1,784 lei.
The support is worth 50 lei/month and is granted upon request by the single individual or a family member who is an adult.