ANRE grants establishment permits for 850 MW in RES and puts pressure on developers
On February 17, 2026, the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) approved authorizations for the establishment of new renewable energy production…
ANRE: Court rejects as unfounded the employees’ action regarding the suspension of the reorganization
The Court of Appeal rejected as unfounded the action of the employees of the National Energy Regulatory Authority regarding the…
More than 100 ANRE employees demand suspension of documents regarding the reorganization of the institution
More than a hundred employees of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) have requested in court the suspension of documents…
ANRE extends deadlines and clarifies connection rules – draft order
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) proposes a series of amendments to Order 53/2024 on the methodology for allocating electricity…
ITP for photovoltaic panels – to eliminate installation chaos
Romania is undergoing an unprecedented expansion of photovoltaic systems, and the accelerated pace of installations exposes a dangerous gap: the…
Beyond the obvious: How traders and policymakers can speak the same language
In general, the obvious is the knowledge we all share. It is the common understanding that we all take for…
Niculescu: Alarming statements about an imminent blackout only scare people
Romania has some things to negotiate with the European Commission and these negotiations are based on documents, on concrete elements,…
George Niculescu, ANRE: “Enough with paper projects. It’s time to get megawatts connected to the grid”
The president of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), George Niculescu, said that the phase of renewable energy projects only…
Possible layoffs and a 30% salary cut at ASF, ANRE and ANCOM
The executive managements of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) and the National Authority for…
ANRE eliminates transmission and distribution tariffs for stored and fed-in energy
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has approved the Order on the Methodological Norms for the exemption from payment of…
Niculescu: Approximately 3.5 mln. households will benefit from the energy voucher
Approximately 3.5 million households will benefit from the energy voucher that will apply from July 1 and which could be…
ANRE: The claim that Romania delivers cheap natural gas to Austria is unfounded
The claim circulated in the public space that Romania would deliver cheap natural gas to Austria, to the detriment of…
Cristina Prună: Energy industry can play an important role in GDP growth
Increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) must remain a strategic objective for Romania, and the energy industry has the potential to…
ANRE: Energy suppliers not concerned about bill cuts after 1 July
Electricity suppliers seem unconcerned about offering customers competitive price deals after 1 July, when the price cap scheme will be…
Niculescu: ANRE studied the impact of lower VAT on energy bills
Experts from the National Energy Regulatory Authority made several scenarios last week regarding the impact of a VAT reduction measure…
ANRE promises to recognise investments for cyber security
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) “will not back down” in recognising in the tariffs paid by consumers any investment…
Eliminating the ATR will reduce bureaucracy and speed up the implementation of energy projects
The elimination of the technical connection approval (ATR) will reduce bureaucracy and contribute to speeding up the implementation of energy…
ANRE proposes a guarantee of 30% of the value for contracts concluded on electricity markets
On Thursday, the National Energy Regulatory Authority published, in public consultation, a draft Order regarding the introduction of a guarantee…
Where to look for €1bn a year for optimal development of the electricity infrastructure
The study conducted by Valorem for the ACUE Federation has reopened the public dialogue on the investment needs for the…
Niculescu: We are considering eliminating the Technical Connection Approval to reduce bureaucracy
Authorities are analyzing a new amendment to the Grid Connection Regulation, to eliminate the Technical Connection Approval, according to the…
Energy 2025 – liberalization, investment in renewables and the return of natural gas
In 2025, the Romanian energy system can be described with a triple label: a return to the free market, accelerated…
Niculescu (ANRE): By reducing bureaucracy and implementing efficiency measures, any energy sector can develop healthily
By reducing bureaucracy and implementing efficiency measures, a certain energy sector can develop healthily, and in the coming period, the…
George Niculescu, ANRE: We have to balance investment needs and consumer willingness to pay
George Niculescu, President of the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), acknowledged the challenge of balancing investor expectations with consumer affordability…