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THE NATIONAL ENERGY REGULATORY AUTHORITY (AUTORITATEA

NAȚIONALĂ DE REGLEMENTARE ÎN DOMENIUL ENERGIEI)

Department for Energy Efficiency

REPORT

ON THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN THE FULFILMENT OF NATIONAL ENERGY

EFFICIENCY OBJECTIVES

26 APRIL 2018

Str. Constantin Nacu, nr 3, Sector 2, Bucharest, post code: 020995

Tel. +40 213278100 Fax: +40 213124365 E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.anre.ro

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION 4

2. UPDATES OF THE MAIN LEGISLATIVE AND NON-LEGISLATIVE MEASURES IMPLEMENTED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR (as per Part 1 point b of Annex 11 of Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, as subsequently amended and supplemented) 6

A. Primary legislation 6

B. Secondary legislation 6

3. MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS OF THE TREND IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION (as per Annex 11 Section 1(a) to Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, as subsequently amended and supplemented) 10

4. POSITION HELD BY ROMANIA IN EUROPE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY 19

4.1 Quantitative appraisals and qualitative estimations on energy efficiency in Romania and the possibilities for a prospective decrease in energy consumption should consider the current level of such consumption. 19

4.2 Energy productivity 21

5. MONITORING IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY 27

5.1 Monitoring of economic operators 27

5.2 The monitoring of localities with over 5 000 inhabitants 31

5.3 Monitoring of energy efficient equipment market 33

5.4 Monitoring the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) 34

6. STATEMENT OF ENERGY AUDITS AND ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM OF AUTHORISATION OF ENERGY AUDITORS AND CERTIFICATION OF ENERGY MANAGERS 60

6.1 Certificates of energy managers 60

6.2 Authorisation of energy auditors 65

7. ACHIEVEMENT OF EU TARGETS 80

8. ANALYSIS OF THE TREND IN THE PATTERN OF CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY AT FINAL CONSUMERS 89

9. DEGREE OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE 90

10. ENERGY POVERTY 91

11. CONCLUSIONS 95

The paper includes 25 tables and 39 figures.

1. INTRODUCTION

On 18 July 2014, the Parliament of Romania adopted Law No 121/2014 on energy

efficiency, as subsequently amended and supplemented, which was published in the Official

Gazette, Part I No 574 of 1 August 2014. The law transposes Directive 2012/27/EU of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency,

amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and

2006/32/EC, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union, series L No 315 of

14 November 2012.

The law provides that the improvement of energy efficiency is a strategic objective of

the national energy policy due to its major contribution to achieving food safety with energy,

sustainable development and competitiveness, to saving primary energy resources and to

reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The policy measures in the field of energy efficiency are applied throughout the entire

chain: primary resources, production, distribution, supply, transport and final consumption.

An indicative target of reducing energy consumption by 19 % is

set to be achieved by 2020 at national level.

In accordance with Article 3(2)(e) of Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, the

Department for Energy Efficiency from ANRE has the following responsibility:

“to send to the Government, by 30 April each year, as from 2015, for the

purpose of informing the European Commission, a report on the progress

achieved in the fulfilment of the national energy efficiency objectives, which is

prepared in accordance with Annex 11, Part 1”.

The provisions of Annex 11 to the law: The general reporting framework, Part I: The

general framework for annual reporting is set out in Annex 1.

This annual report is the third report prepared in accordance with the law and includes

the information requested in Annex 11, Part I(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) to Law No 121/2014 on

energy efficiency.

It is specified that Article 3(2)(e) and Annex 11 to Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency

transpose into Romanian law the provisions of Article 24(1) and of Annex 14 to Directive

2012/27/EU.

ANRE received information from the European Commission on how to prepare

annual reports. Moreover, meetings were held at European level under the project

“Concerted Action - Energy Efficiency Directive”, in which participate the competent

authorities of the EU Member States. During these meetings, the DG ENER representatives

provided detailed information about the preparation of annual reports. Among other things

were presented the definitions and method of calculation of the specific reporting indicators,

which cannot be found explicitly in the statistical reports of the authorised institutions (INS at

national level, EUROSTAT at European level). Moreover, the significance of indicators

where multiple interpretations were possible was clarified. This report was prepared in

accordance with the information and specifications received.

ANRE is part of the Energy Efficiency Committee in Brussels (the EED Committee)

from DG Energy Unit C3, Energy Efficiency, of the EC, which is mandated to assist the

European Commission by adopting measures implementing Directive 2012/27/EU, and to

support it in its assessment and evaluation activity. This Committee serves as a forum for

information and good practices exchange at EU level for the purpose of preparing working

documents explaining the key provisions of Directive 2012/27/EU.

In the communications sent to the Energy Efficiency Department of ANRE, DG

ENER requested that the annual reports also include other indicators, which are not listed in

Part I, point a of Annex 14, adding the note that this inclusion is voluntary. Account has

been taken of this request insofar as possible.

In order to enable the aggregation of results and comparisons, the representatives of

the European Commission’s DG ENER recommended that all the Member States use the

EUROSTAT database as a source of primary information in order to ensure uniform

reporting.

Under these conditions, primary information from the EUROSTAT database was used

in the preparation of this Report.

2. UPDATES OF THE MAIN LEGISLATIVE AND NON-LEGISLATIVE

MEASURES IMPLEMENTED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR (as per Part 1 point b

of Annex 11 to Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, as subsequently amended and

supplemented)

A. Primary legislation

• Government Decision No 129/2017 supplementing Article 8 of Government

Decision No 1215/2009 laying down the criteria and conditions required for the

implementation of the support scheme for promoting high-efficiency cogeneration based

on the useful heat demand. Date: 16 March 2017. Official Gazette No 192/17 March

2017

• Government Emergency Order No 24/2017 amending and supplementing Law

No 220/2008 establishing the system for promoting energy production from renewable

energy sources and amending certain legislative acts. Official Gazette No 224/31/03/2017

B. Secondary legislation

Order No 103/2017 of ANRE amending Order No 95/2014 of the President of ANRE

establishing the Energy Efficiency Department within the National Energy Regulatory

Authority and designating its head. Date: 25.10.2017. Official Gazette No 847/26.10.

2017

Order No 53/2017 of ANRE approving the Regulation authorising legal persons

conducting business involving assembly and operation of cost sharing systems for

heat and hot water for consumption in condominium type buildings. Date: 22.6.2017.

Official Gazette No 546/11.7.2017

Order No 77/2017 of ANRE approving the Regulation on the organisation and

functioning of the green certificate market. Date: 18.8.2017. Official Gazette No

697/29.8.2017. It repealed Order No 60/2015 on 1 September 2017. It was amended

by Order No 127/2017.

Order No 127/2017 of ANRE amending Order No 77/2017 approving the Regulation

on the organisation and functioning of the green certificate market. Date: 22.12.2017.


Order No 79/2017 of ANRE amending and supplementing the Regulation on the

issuing of green certificates, as approved by Order No 4/2015 of ANRE. Date:

18.8.2017. Official Gazette No 683/23.8.2017

Order No 78/2017 of ANRE approving the methodology for establishing the annual

static quantity of green certificates and the mandatory quotas of green certificates to

be purchased. Date: 18.8.2017. Official Gazette No 686/24.8.2017. It repeals Order

No 41/2016

Order No 110/2017 of ANRE establishing the estimated mandatory quota of green

certificates to be purchased for 2018. Date: 12.12.2017. Official Gazette No 997/15

December 2017

Order No 31/2017 of ANRE amending Order No 145/2014 implementing smart

electricity measurement systems. Date: 25.4.2017. Official Gazette No 305/28.5.2017.

Order No 17/2017 of ANRE amending Order No 145/2014 implementing smart

electricity measurement systems. Date: 24.3.2017. Official Gazette No 216/29.3.2017

Order No 124/2017 of ANRE amending and supplementing Order No 28/2014

approving the Framework Contract between the administrator of the support scheme

and the payer of the contribution for the collection of the contribution for high-

efficiency cogeneration, and the Framework Contract between the producer of

electricity and heat in high-efficiency cogeneration and the administrator of the

support scheme for the payment of the bonus/non-granted bonus/regularisation ante-

overcompensation and the return of the undue bonus/overcompensation

Order No 123/2017 of ANRE approving the contribution for high-efficiency

cogeneration and certain provisions on the invoicing thereof. Date: 20.12.2017.

Official Gazette No 1023/22/12/2017. It repeals Order No 119/2013

Order No 105/2017 of ANRE amending and supplementing the procedure for

endorsing new projects or projects involving the refurbishing of cogeneration plants,

as approved by Order No 115/2013. Date: 14.11.2017. Official Gazette No

933/27.11.2017

Order No 99/2017 of ANRE approving the reference bonus values for the electricity

produced from high-efficiency cogeneration and the reference prices for the heat from

cogeneration, which are applicable in 2018. Date: 20.10.2017. Official Gazette No

853/30.10.2017. It repeals Order No 78/2016

Order No 98/2017 of ANRE approving the reference price values for the heat supplied

under SACET from central heating plants with cogeneration units, which are not

covered by the support scheme for the promotion of high-efficiency cogeneration, as

applicable in 2018. Date: 20.10.2017. Official Gazette No 853/30.10.2017. It repeals

Order No 69/2016

Order No 100/2017 of ANRE amending and supplementing the methodology for the

determination and monitoring of the contribution for high-efficiency cogeneration, as

approved by Order No 117/2013 of ANRE. Date: 20.10.2017. Official Gazette No

848/26.10.2017

Order No 97/2017 of ANRE approving the reference price for the electricity produced

in high-efficiency cogeneration, as applicable in 2018 to producers of electricity and

heat from cogeneration, which are entitled to a bonus. Date: 20.10.2017. Official

Gazette No 848/26.10.2017. It repeals Order No 68/2016.

Order No 95/2017 of ANRE amending the methodology for the determination of

prices in heat supplied under SACET from central heating plants with cogeneration

units, which are not covered by support schemes for the promotion of high-efficiency

cogeneration, as approved by Order No 111/2014. Date: 16.10.2017. Official Gazette

No 822/18.10.2017

Order No 94/2017 of ANRE amending the methodology for the determination and

adjustment of prices in electricity and heat produced and supplied from cogeneration

units, which are covered by the support scheme, and of the bonus for high-efficiency

cogeneration, as approved by Order No 15/2015. Date: 16.10.2017. Official Gazette

No 822/18.10.2017

Order No 86/2017 of ANRE amending and supplementing the methodology for

determining and monitoring the overcompensation of the activity of production of

electricity and heat from high-efficiency cogeneration, which is entitled to the bonus

type support scheme approved by Order No 84/2013 of ANRE. Date: 26.9.2017.


Order No 81/2017 of ANRE amending the Regulation for qualifying the production of

useful electricity and heat in high-efficiency cogeneration, as approved by Order No

114/2013. Date: 29.8.2017. Official Gazette No 721/6.9.2017

Order No 80/2017 of ANRE amending and supplementing the Regulation for

determining the method of collection of the contribution for high-efficiency

cogeneration and of payment of the bonus for the electricity produced in high-

efficiency cogeneration, as approved by Order No 116/2013. Date: 23.8.2017. Official

Gazette No 721/6.9.2017

Order No 52/2017 amending Order No 119/2013 approving the contribution for high-

efficiency cogeneration and certain provisions on the invoicing thereof. Date:

22.6.2017. Official Gazette No 418/26.6.2017.

Order No 51/2017 of ANRE amending Order No 69/2016 of ANRE approving the

reference price values for the heat supplied under SACET from central heating plants

with cogeneration units, which are not covered by support schemes for the promotion

of high-efficiency cogeneration. Date: 22.6.2017. Official Gazette No 481/26.6.2017.

Order No 43/2017 of ANRE amending Order No 78/2016 approving the reference

bonus values for the electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration and the

reference prices for the heat from cogeneration, which are applicable in 2017. Date:



determination of prices in heat supplied under SACET from central heating plants

with cogeneration units, which are not covered by support schemes for the promotion

of high-efficiency cogeneration, as approved by Order No 111/2014 of ANRE. Date:



determination and adjustment of prices in electricity and heat produced and supplied

from cogeneration units, which are covered by the support scheme, and of the bonus

for high-efficiency cogeneration, as approved by Order No 15/2015. Date: 29 May

2017. Official Gazette No 412/31.5.2017

Decision No 1111/2017 of the Energy Efficiency Department amending and

supplementing Decision No 2794/2014 of the Director of the Energy Efficiency

Department approving the Regulation on the certification of energy managers and of

companies providing energy services, and the Regulation authorising energy auditors

in the relevant industry. Date: 26.7.2017. Official Gazette No 655/09.8.2017

Decision No 860/2017 of the Director of the Energy Efficiency Department approving

the templates for the statement of annual total energy consumption and for the energy

consumer’s energy assessment questionnaire. Date: 13.6.2017. Official Gazette No

514/4.7.2017

Decision No 859/2017 of the President of ANRE approving Decision No 1765/2013

of ANRE approving the templates for the statement of annual total energy

consumption and for the energy consumer’s energy assessment questionnaire. Date:

13.6.2017 Official Gazette No 514/4.7.2017.

Order No 7195 of 19 December 2017 of MDRAPFE amending Annex 1 to Order No

2822/2017 of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Regional Development,

Public Administration and European Funds approving the National Programme for the

increase of energy efficiency in residential blocks, with funding in 2017

Order No 7067 of 7.12.2017 of MDRAPFE amending Annex 1 to Order No

2822/2017 of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Regional Development,

Public Administration and European Funds approving the National Programme for the

increase of energy efficiency in residential blocks, with funding in 2017

Order No 6394/2017 of MDRAPFE amending Annex 1 to Order No 2822/2017 of the

Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Regional Development, Public

Administration and European Funds approving the National Programme for Energy

Efficiency Increase in Residential Blocks, with funding in 2017

Order No 2822 of 27.4.2017 of MDRAPFE approving the National Programme for

Energy Efficiency Increase in Residential Blocks, with funding in 2017 - Annexes 1

and 2

Order No 857/2017 of the Minister for the Environment amending and supplementing

the Guidelines for funding the Programme for the reduction of greenhouse gas

emissions in transport by promoting the infrastructure for clean and energy-efficient

road transport vehicles: reloading stations for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid

electric vehicles, as approved by Order No 1559/2016 of the Minister for the

Environment, Waters and Forestry.

Order No 1364/2017 of the Minister for the Environment amending and

supplementing the Guidelines for funding the Programme for the reduction of

greenhouse gas emissions in transport by promoting clean and energy-efficient road

transport vehicles, 2017-2019, as approved by Order No 660/2017 of the Deputy

Prime Minister and of the Minister for the Environment.

Order No 660 of 24 April 2017 of the Minister for the Environment approving the

Guidelines for funding the Programme for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

in transport, by promoting clean and energy-efficient transport vehicles , 2017-2019,

as published in Official Gazette of Romania No 293 of 25 April 2017 - UPDATED in

AUGUST 2017.

The Guidelines for funding, which is pending public debate for the Programme for the

reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in transport by promoting clean and energy-

efficient road transport vehicles, (Rabla Plus Programme) 2017-2019, as approved by

Order No 660/2017 of the Deputy Prime Minister and of the Minister for the

Environment.

Instruction No 233 of 15 May 2017 of the President of the Environmental Fund

Administration (Administrația Fondului pentru Mediu) on the amount allocated under

the Programme for fostering the renewal of the national vehicle fleet and the

Programme for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in transport by promoting

clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles.

Instruction No 716 of 29 November 2017 amending Instruction No 233/15 May 2017

of the President of the Environmental Fund Administration on the extension of the

period of application under the Programme for fostering the renewal of the national

vehicle fleet and the Programme for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in

transport by promoting clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles.

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Instruction No 707 of 21 November 2017 of the President of the Environmental Fund

Administration amending Instruction No 233/15 May 2017 regarding the amounts

allocated under the Programme for fostering the renewal of the national vehicle fleet

Instruction No 671 of 13 October 2017 of the President of the Environmental Fund

Administration amending Instruction No 233/15 May 2017 regarding the amounts

allocated under the Programme for fostering the renewal of the national vehicle fleet

Instruction No 648 of 27 September 2017 of the President of the Environmental Fund

Administration on the extension of the period under the Programme for fostering the

renewal of the national vehicle fleet and the Programme for the reduction of

greenhouse gas emissions in transport by promoting clean and energy-efficient road

transport vehicles.


Administration approving the amendment of the De Minimis Aid Scheme for the

Programme for fostering the renewal of the national vehicle fleet


Administration on the organisation of the period of application under the Programme

for fostering the renewal of the national vehicle fleet and the Programme for the

reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in transport by promoting clean and energy-

efficient road transport vehicles.


Administration regarding the opening of the period under the Programme for the

deployment of renewable energy powered heating systems, including replacing or

upgrading classical heating systems; beneficiaries are administrative-territorial units,

public institutions and religious establishments.


Administration regarding the opening of the period under the Programme for the

deployment of renewable energy powered heating systems, including replacing or

upgrading classical heating systems; beneficiaries are natural persons.

Order No 2425/2016 of 23 December 2016 of the Environmental Fund Administration

(AFM) approving the Guidelines for funding the Programme for the performance of

energy efficiency works; beneficiaries are natural persons.

Order No 2228/2016 of 21 November 2016 of the Environmental Fund

Administration (AFM) approving the Guidelines for funding the Programme for the

performance of energy efficiency works; beneficiaries are legal persons.

3. MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS OF THE TREND IN ENERGY

CONSUMPTION (as per Annex 11 Section 1(a) to Law No 121/2014 on energy

efficiency, as subsequently amended and supplemented)

In accordance with Annex 11 Section I to Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency,

as subsequently amended and supplemented, annual reports account for the basis in

following up on the progress achieved in regard to the national targets for 2020. They must

include, as minimum information, an estimate of several indicators (as listed under the law)

for the year preceding the last year ended. This report should thus include information for

2016. It is also provided that, in the sectors where energy consumption is kept stable or

indicates a certain growth level, the underlying causes are reviewed and the assessment is

included with the estimates.

Table 1 shows the values recorded in 2016 for the indicators listed in Annex 11

Section I(a) to the law. In order to enable comparisons and to identify trends, values from the

period 2011-2015 were also listed. The designation of indicators and the order of their

presentation are consistent with the designation and order in Annex 11 Section I(a) to the

law.

Table 1

No Indicator m.u. 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

1 primary energy

consumption

thousand

toe 31 259 31 304 30 637 30 970 33 644 34 830

2

final energy

consumption, of

which:

thousand

toe 22 280 21 892 21 721 21 834 22 801 22 771

2.1 industry thousand

toe 6 318 6 472 6 471 6 310 6 787 7 105

2.2 transport thousand

toe 6 029 5 577 5 473 5 354 5 448 5 349

2.3 households thousand

toe 7 415 7 375 7 401 7 722 8 061 7 860

2.4 services thousand

toe 1 806 1 762 1 768 1 785 1 763 1 774

2.5 agriculture thousand

toe 453 458 421 469 498 434

3 gross added value, of

which:

Million

EUR

2010

135 078 128 658 124 193 120 286 115 534 113 894

3.1 industry

Million

EUR

2010

50 299 47 183 44 526 43 097 41 478 47 253

3.2 services

Millions of

EUR

2010

66 007 63 049 61 320 59 475 58 759 47 891

4 total disposable

income of

households

millions of

EUR

Not

applicabl

e *

117 259 108 418 101 505 73 860 76 615

5

Gross

domestic

product

in prices of

2010

Millions

of EUR

2010

151 054 144 107 138 599 134 462 129 876 128 287

in current

prices

Millions

of EUR 169 771 160 313 150 357 144 253 133 511 132 590

At the

parity of

purchasing

power

millions of

EUR PPP 334 232 322 690 302 405 291 491 287 710 273 507

6

GDP growth rate

compared to the

previous year

% 4.8 4.0 3.1 3.5 1.2 2.0

7

production of

electricity based on

production of heat

thousand

toe 3 280.8 3 460.3 3 317.2 3 322.5 3 788.5 3 945.1

TWh 38.1 40.2 38.5 38.6 44.0 45.8

8

production of

electricity based on

combined

production of

electricity and heat

thousand

toe 778.5 838.7 958.5 1 029.8 1 245.3 1 288

TWh 9.0 9.7 11.1 12.0 14.5 15.0

9

production of heat

based on production

of thermal energy

thousand

toe 1 833.5 1 830.0 1 862.3 2 025.4 2 133.9 2 361.3

10

production of heat

based on combined

electricity and heat

production plants,

including industrial

residual heat

thousand

toe 1 502.5 1 515.1 1 537 1 648.1 1 729.5 1 928.6

11

consumption of fuel

for production of

heat

thousand

toe 10 542.9

11

134.4 10 760 10 943.1 12 798.1 13 677

12 passengers -

kilometres

millions of

passengers

- km

23 740 22 630 23 326 21 510 21 489 20 621

13 tons-kilometres millions of

tons-km 74 863 65 863 59 159 59 209 55 654 52 477

14 population

thousands

of

inhabitants

19 760.3 19

870.6

19

947.3 20 020.0 20 096.0

20

199.0

15

losses in transport

and distribution

networks

thousand

toe 1 073.4 1 077.1 1 068.8 1 116.7 1 335.0 1 363.0

16

heat produced in the

plants supplying

district heating

networks

thousand

toe 330.9 314.9 325.3 377.5 404.4 432.6

17

fuel consumption in

the plants supplying

district heating

networks

thousand

toe 373.5 476.9 504.5 572.7 459.2 611.9

Source: EUROSTAT

*the value is not available on the date of this report (N/A)

In order to provide a more comprehensive picture of the endeavours to increase

energy efficiency at national level and on the results obtained, the values of other energy

indicators at macro-economic level were also calculated (primary energy intensity, final

energy intensity etc.). The values of these indicators are listed in Table 2.

Table 2

No Indicator MU 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

1 Gross internal consumption of

primary energy

thousand

toe 32 402.0 32 429.9 32 157.6 32 427.7 35 373.2 36 558.4

2 Energy

productivity

GDP calculated

in EUR 2010

EUR

2010/kgoe 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.5

GDP calculated

in EUR at the

purchasing power

parity

EUR

PPP/kgoe 10.3 10.0 9.4 9.0 8.1 7.5

3 Primary

energy

intensity

GDP calculated in

EUR 2010

kgoe/EUR

2010 0.214 0.225 0.232 0.241 0.272 0.285

GDP calculated in

EUR kgoe/EUR 0.191 0.202 0.214 0.225 0.265 0.275

GDP calculated in

EUR at the

purchasing power

parity

kgoe/EUR

PPP 0.097 0.100 0.106 0.111 0.123 0.134

4 Final energy

intensity

GDP calculated in

EUR 2010

kgoe/EUR

2010 0.147 0.152 0.157 0.162 0.176 0.177

GDP calculated in

EUR kgoe/EUR 0.131 0.136 0.144 0.151 0.171 0.172

GDP calculated in

EUR at the

purchasing power

parity

kgoe/EUR

PPP 0.066 0.068 0.072 0.075 0.079 0.083

5 Primary energy consumption per

inhabitant toe/capita 1.582 1.575 1.536 1.547 1.674 1.724

6 Final energy consumption per

inhabitant toe/capita 1.127 1.102 1.089 1.091 1.135 1.127

7 Final energy consumption of

households per capita toe/capita 0.375 0.371 0.371 0.386 0.401 0.389

Source: EUROSTAT

The main observations and comments on the values of these indicators are the

following:

The primary energy consumption (row 1 of Table 1) is a fundamental indicator in the

monitoring of progress achieved overall at EU level and by each Member State in their

reaching of targets, as set under Directive 2012/27/EU. This indicator is defined as the

difference between the gross consumption of primary energy and the non-energy

consumption of all the energy carriers (e.g. natural gas used as raw material in the chemical

industry). The values are shown in a graph in Figure 1.

Primary energy consumption dropped by 0.14 % in 2016 compared to

the previous year, considering the GDP increase by 4.8 %. Compared

to 2011, primary energy consumption dropped by 10.3 %, whereas

GDP increased by 17.8 %.

In order to provide a more comprehensive picture of the national trends, row 1 of

Table 2 also presents the trend in gross primary energy consumption, noting that it is used in

the calculation of the “primary energy intensity” indicator. The trend in this indicator is

virtually similar to that of primary energy consumption.

Figure 1

Source: EUROSTAT

RO EN

Evoluția consumului intern brut de energie

primară și a consumului de energie primară

Trend in the gross domestic primary energy

consumption and primary energy

consumption

mii tep thousand toe

consum de energie primară primary energy consumption

consum intern brut de energie primară gross domestic primary energy consumption

Final energy consumption (row 2 of Table 1) increased by 1.8 % in 2016, compared to

the previous year, and the GDP amount was higher by 4.8 %.

The low temperatures in the winter of 2016 led to an increase in energy consumption

for heating, such consumption having a significant share, particularly in households and the

services sector. The ‘heating degree days’ indicator - “The number of degrees-days represents

a characteristic of the climate-micro-climate correlation for constructions, depending on their

specificity and the climate and geographical area where they are located.” (for Romania,

according to Eurostat) was 2 918 in 2016, compared to the previous year, i.e. 2 786.

It is obviously inferred that final energy consumption increased on the background of

an increase in energy efficiency in the final consumption sectors (Figure 2).

Thus:

- Final consumption in the industry dropped by 3.4 %, whereas the gross value

added (GVA) increased by 6.6 %.

- Final consumption in services increased by 2.5 %, but GVA increased by 4.7 %

- Household consumption was higher by (only) 0.4 %;

- Energy consumption in transport increased by 8.1 % due to an increase in the

amount of activities performed; thus, the amount of transported goods increased

by 13.7 % compared the previous year.

Figure 2

Source: EUROSTAT

RO EN

Evoluția consumului final de energie Trend in final energy consumption

mii tep thousand toe

consum final de energie final energy consumption

Gross domestic product (GDP) is expressed in EUR at a first stage, depending on its

value in the national currency and its parity to the euro. Certain corrections are frequently

made and the most common ones are:

- removing the influence of the variation in prices on the domestic market

(calculated in euro) with reference to a certain year chosen as reference year

(2010) with expression of GDP in euro for 2010;

- introducing the influence of the population's purchasing power and using the

purchasing power parity (PPP) between the national currency and EUR, with

expression of GDP in EUR PPP. The GDP values in EUR for 2010, EUR and

EUR PPP (from the EUROSTAT database) are listed in Table 1 and Figure 3.

The same approach was used in Table 2 listing the energy efficiency indicators.

Figure 3

Source: EUROSTAT

RO EN

Produsul intern brut al României în perioada

2011-2016

Gross domestic product of Romania in the

period 2011-2016

Milioane euro 2010 Millions of EUR in 2010

Milioane euro Millions of EUR

Milioane euro PPC Millions of EUR PPP

For developed countries, such corrections, more specifically the choice of a

measurement unit in the calculation of GDP has a relatively low influence on the final result.

For Romania, this choice influences considerably the values of macro-economic energy

efficiency indicators and the qualitative estimations thereof.

Energy productivity is an indicator recently introduced by EUROSTAT in order to

characterise the efficiency in energy use. Its values are listed in the section entitled

“Sustainable Development indicators (NEW) - Goal 7 - Affordable and clean energy”.

Considering the novelty of this indicator, below is given its description by

EUROSTAT:

Short Description: The indicator measures the amount of economic output that is

produced per unit of gross inland energy consumption. The gross inland energy

consumption is the primary energy consumption (PEC) plus energy carriers employed

for non-energy purposes. The economic output is either given as in the unit of Euros in

chain-linked volumes to the reference year 2010 at 2010 exchange rates or in the unit

PPS (Purchasing Power Standard). The former is used to observe the evolution over

time for a specific region while the latter allows comparing Member States in a given

year.

The following are observed:

- By definition, the “Energy productivity” indicator is the reverse of the “Primary

energy intensity” indicator.

It is explicitly noted below that:

- the values calculated in “EUR 2010/kg.ep” are used (only) to examine the trend of

energy productivity in time (more specifically, the efficiency in use at macro-economic

level) for a certain region/country

- for international comparisons on energy productivity in a given year, the values

calculated in “EUR PPP/kg.ep” are used.

The values of this indicator for Romania, which are taken from the EUROSTAT database, are

listed in row 4 of Table 2.

In the analysed period (2011-2016), energy productivity in Romania (in

EUR 2010/kg.oe) increased steadily by 34 %. At EU-28 level, in the

same period, there was a 9 % increase.

Energy productivity at the level of national economy is first of all a macro-economic

parameter. Its values depend both on the technical performances of energy use and

(particularly) on the structure and performances of the national economy. The ongoing

increase and the importance of energy productivity values were enabled by technical

measures of increase in the efficiency of energy use and, to a large extent, by structural

economic measures

The intensity of primary energy (Energy intensity of the economy) is the traditional

indicator used at national and international level to characterise the efficiency in the use of

energy at a macro-economic level. However, EUROSTAT has recently prepared a new list

of sustainable development indicators - “Sustainable Development indicators (NEW) –

including the new “Energy Productivity” indicator referred to above.

The EUROSTAT database (still) contains the archive of the “Sustainable

Development indicators (OLD)” section, which also includes the “Primary Energy Intensity”

indicator. Considering its traditional nature and the fact that specialists and summary and

decision-making bodies are familiar with it, Table 2 also presented the values of this

indicator.

There is a steady and strong decrease in energy intensity, irrespective of the method of

calculation, more specifically the measurement unit used (Figure 4). This tendency

characterises the entire development following 1992.

Figure 4

Source: EUROSTAT

RO EN

Intensitatea energiei primare la nivelul

economiei

Primary energy intensity at economy level

tep/1000 Euro 2010 toe/EUR 1 000 in 2010

tep/1000 Euro toe/EUR 1 000

tep/1000 Euro ppc toe/EUR 1 000 PPP

The value of this indicator depends greatly, for Romania, on the expression of GDP

and affects the comparisons made with the international status quo. Irrespective of the method

of calculation, more specifically the measurement unit used, primary energy intensity has a

steady decreasing tendency.

In the period 2011-2016, primary energy intensity dropped by 24.9 % if calculated in

toe/EUR 1 000 for 2010.

This decrease is higher than the EU mean value. According to EUROSTAT, the

primary energy intensity at EU-28 level, as calculated in toe/EUR 1 000 for 2010, decreased

by 11.5 % in the analysed period.

4. POSITION HELD BY ROMANIA IN EUROPE FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

4.1 Quantitative appraisals and qualitative estimations on energy efficiency in

Romania and the possibilities for a prospective decrease in energy consumption

should consider the current level of such consumption.

Romania has the lowest primary energy consumption value per capita in the 28 EU

Member State (1 582 toe/capita in 2016), almost twice lower than the EU-28 average in

the same year (2 997 toe/capita) (Figure 5).

Under these conditions, primary energy consumption per capita still reveals a

decreasing tendency, with 91.7 % in 2016 compared to the value in 2011. Energy

efficiency policies have had a significant contribution to this development.

Figure 5

Source: EUROSTAT

RO EN

Consumul de energie primară pe locuitor în

anul 2016

Primary energy consumption per capita in

2016

tep/locuitor toe/capita

Consum energie primară/locuitor Primary energy consumption/capita

Consum energie primară/locuitor-media

UE28

Primary energy consumption/capita-EU-28

average

Belgia Belgium

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Cehia Czech Republic

Danemarca Denmark

Germania Germany

Estonia Estonia

Irlanda Ireland

Grecia Greece

Spania Spain

Franta France

Croatia Croatia

Italia Italy

Cipru Cyprus

Letonia Latvia

Lituania Lithuania

Luxemburg Luxembourg

Ungaria Hungary

Malta Μalta

Olanda Netherlands

Austria Austria

Polonia Poland

Portugalia Portugal

Romania Romania

Slovenia Slovenia

Slovacia Slovakia

Finlanda Finland

Suedia Sweden

Marea Britanie Great Britain

Without performing an exhaustive review, we will present certain energy

consumption values in the household sector compared to the European status quo. According

to the data in Table 1, the household sector has the highest rate in final energy consumption at

national level (34.5 % in 2011 and 33.2 % in 2016). This leads to the idea that efforts need to

be made in this sector to increase energy efficiency. This idea is however common to all the

EU Member States.

In Romania, energy consumption in the household sector per capita, as recorded in

2016 (0.375 toe/capita), accounted for 71.5 % compared to the EU-28 average. Differences

from Northern countries are normal and are given by the differences in weather conditions.

However, differences have also been recorded in relation to countries with similar

geographical weather conditions or even milder conditions (Italy, Slovenia, Croatia etc.).

Differences grow significantly and they reach limit levels if we are to consider the

electricity consumption in the household sector per capita. Romania has the lowest electricity

consumption per capita in the EU (i.e. 0.0525 toe/capita in 2016), which is 2.6 times lower

than the EU-28 average (i.e. 0.1362/capita).

The fact that, in the past years, a decrease has been recorded in energy consumption at

national level in the household sector as well is the result of the energy efficiency policy and

of the programmes implemented (thermal insulation of residential blocks, labelling of

household appliance receivers etc.).

4.2 Energy productivity

According to the abovementioned EUROSTAT statements, for international comparisons

the value of the indicator expressed in EUR PPP/kgoe is used. The values of this indicator in

2016 for the 28 EU Member States are listed in Figure 6.

In 2016, the “Energy Productivity” indicator had, for Romania, the value of EUR 10.3

PPP/ kgoe, which is higher than the average of the EU-28 (i.e. EUR 9.1 PPP/ kgoe).

Figure 6

Source: EUROSTAT

RO EN

Productivitatea energiei în anul 2016 Energy productivity in 2016

Euro PPC/ kgoe EUR PPP/ kgoe

Productivitatea energiei Euro PPC/ kgoe Energy productivity EUR PPP/ kgoe

Media UE 28 EU-28 average

Belgia Belgium

Bulgaria Bulgaria


Danemarca Denmark

Germania Germany

Estonia Estonia

Irlanda Ireland

Grecia Greece

Spania Spain

Franta France

Croatia Croatia

Italia Italy

Cipru Cyprus

Letonia Latvia

Lituania Lithuania


Ungaria Hungary

Malta Μalta

Olanda Netherlands

Austria Austria

Polonia Poland

Portugalia Portugal

Romania Romania

Slovenia Slovenia

Slovacia Slovakia

Finlanda Finland

Suedia Sweden


In 2016, the “Energy Productivity” indicator had, for Romania, the value of

EUR 10.3 PPP/kgoe, which is higher than the average of the EU-28 (i.e. EUR

9.1 PPP/kgoe). Romania is ranked sixth in a rank order list of the EU

Member States.

The Department for Energy Efficiency of ANRE has pleaded for several years

(including in the previous Progress Reports) for international comparisons by using macro-

economic energy efficiency indicators calculated with GDP at the purchasing power parity.

This viewpoint was also shared by other prestigious international organisations, among which

the World Energy Council. We consider that the current view of EUROSTAT, which is

materialised in the introduction of the new indicator, and the abovementioned methodological

indications engender a much more accurate reflection of the realities pertaining to each state.

4.3 Primary energy intensity is considered to be the most representative synthetic

indicator of the efficiency in the use of energy at national level.

The value of this indicator depends to a great extent, for Romania, by the method of

calculation and expression of the GDP.

EUROSTAT presents the GDP values in the period 1975-2015 for all the EU

Member States by using a variety of measurement units (current price EUR, 2005 EUR, 2010

EUR, EUR PPP, national currencies etc.)

EUROSTAT also presents the values of gross primary energy consumption in the

same period.

Among the multiple possible variants, EUROSTAT shows the intensity of primary

energy expressed (only) in kgoe/2010 EUR without any indication of the scopes (or

restrictions).

The respective values are shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7

Source: EUROSTAT

RO EN

Kgep/Euro 2010 Kgoe/2010 EUR

Intensitatea energiei primare Primary energy intensity

Intensitatea energiei primare-media UE28 Primary energy intensity - the EU-28 average

Belgia Belgium

Bulgaria Bulgaria


Danemarca Denmark

Germania Germany

Estonia Estonia

Irlanda Ireland

Grecia Greece

Spania Spain

Franta France

Croatia Croatia

Italia Italy

Cipru Cyprus

Letonia Latvia

Lituania Lithuania


Ungaria Hungary

Malta Μalta

Olanda Netherlands

Austria Austria

Polonia Poland

Portugalia Portugal

Romania Romania

Slovenia Slovenia

Slovacia Slovakia

Finlanda Finland

Suedia Sweden


Please note that for the (new) “Energy Productivity” indicator (the reverse of the

“Primary Energy Intensity”), it is indicated that, for international comparisons, the values

with GDP calculated at PPP are to be used. Such a specification does not exist in the

traditional indicator.

Under these conditions, we opted for international comparisons by using also the

“Primary Energy Intensity” indicator, as calculated in kgoe/2010 EUR.

The primary energy intensity for Romania (0.2145 kgoe/2010 EUR) was 1.81 times

higher than the EU-28 average in 2016 (0.1186 kgoe/EUR 1 000 in 2010). The value of the

respective ratio has a steady decreasing trend and this is unquestionably a positive

phenomenon.

The analysis of the data revealed that the highest energy intensity values (as

calculated in 2016) were recorded in:

Bulgaria (0.4226 kgoe/2010 EUR),

Estonia (0.3459 kgoe/2010 EUR).

They are followed by several countries in our geographical area with energy

intensities similar to that in Romania:

The Czech Republic (0.2390 kgoe/2010 EUR),

Poland (0.2314 kgoe/2010 EUR),

Hungary (0.2314 kgoe/2010 EUR),

Romania (0.2145 kgoe/2010 EUR),

Slovakia (0.2089 kgoe/2010 EUR),

Lithuania (0.2037 kgoe/2010 EUR).

Latvia (0.2029 kgoe/2010 EUR).

Romania pertains thus to the group of former Socialist countries still paying a tribute

to the economic structures inherited from the period of centralised economy. The significant

element in this context is the fact that the primary energy intensity at the economy level is

steadily decreasing, which is a strategic objective pursued at all levels.

The fact that this indicator is (still) higher than the EU-28 average is the result of

calculation hypotheses and the change in these hypotheses may lead to different results.

Based on the primary information provided by EUROSTAT, the team which prepared

the report calculated the primary energy intensity value for Romania and the EU-28 average

by using various measurement units. The results are given in Figure 8.

Figure 8

Source: EUROSTAT

RO EN

Intensitatea energiei primare pentru Romania

si media UE28

Primary energy intensity for Romania and the

EU-28 average

For Romania, the choice of the measurement unit for the calculation of GDP has a

decisive influence on the value of the energy intensity. Thus, primary energy intensity for

Romania, as calculated in kgoe/2010 EUR, is 2.5 times higher than the version according to

which the same indicator is calculated for the same country and for the same year in

kgoe/EUR PPP.

For developed countries, such differences are insignificant and it explains the minor

differences between the EU-28 average values calculated with different measurement units. It

explains that the value of the “Primary Energy Intensity” indicator should be used with

certain caution, particularly in international comparisons. We consider that the indication of

the measurement unit in which this indicator is expressed is an obligation.

Many renowned international organisations (e.g. World Energy Council) and

specialist bodies make various additional corrections to the calculation of primary energy

intensity when they make international comparisons and when they want to outline the actual

progress achieved in regard to energy efficiency.

In the period 2007-2015, the energy intensity of the industry in Romania

decreased by approximately 42 % due to the measures adopted in order to increase energy

efficiency and to the restructuring in the crisis period.

Considering that the energy intensity of the Romanian economy is still a little below

the EU average (for the comparison made in kgoe/EUR PPP), the policies and measures for

energy efficiency increase need to be further implemented in order to ensure sustainable

development.

5. MONITORING IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY

The work of the Directorate for Energy Efficiency Monitoring (DMEE) of the Energy

Efficiency Department (DEE) was focused on four main coordinates:

Monitoring compliance with Law No 121/2014, as subsequently amended and

supplemented, for the main categories of energy consumers:

5.1 Economic operators

5.2 Local authorities

Checking compliance with the provisions of directives and regulations providing for

the market supervision work:

5.3 Monitoring the energy consuming equipment market.

Monitoring energy savings achieved through the implementation of the National

Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP)

5.4 Monitoring the NEEAP

Considering that in 2015 the Integrated Information System software platform (MIS)

of ANRE was extended by the component intended for energy consumer monitoring, in 2017

DMEE continued to carry out the implementation of this platform.

5.1 Monitoring of economic operators

The monitoring activity was performed based on the Annual Statements of Total

Energy Consumption and the Energy Assessment Questionnaires completed by the economic

operators in accordance with Article 9(4) of Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, as

subsequently amended and supplemented.

Considering that these operators have the obligation to submit the documents with the

statistical data on energy consumption from the previous year, by 30 April each year, the data

presented in this chapter pertain to 2016, the deadline for completion of this report

overlapping with that by which the Energy Efficiency Department receives the

abovementioned documents. Thus, in 2016, 719 economic operators with large consumption

of 1 1000 toe/year were subject to monitoring, of which:

- final energy consumers with over 50 000 toe/year: 34 (5.16 %)

- final energy consumers between 5 000 and 50 000 toe/year: 188 (28.53%)

- final energy consumers between 1 000 and 5 000 toe/year: 437 (66.31%)

Energy management for 2016 at final energy consumers with annual consumption of

energy resources above 1 000 toe was provided by 443 energy managers attested by ANRE,

19 authorised natural persons (PFA) and 53 companies providing energy services authorised

by ANRE.

The coverage rate of certified and authorised energy management is 96.2 %. This

energy management has the following structure:

- own energy managers certified by ANRE - 375 consumers (56.9 %)

- PFAs and energy services companies - 259 consumers (39.3 %)

- without certified management - 25 consumers (3.8 %).

The monitoring was also based on the analysis of the energy efficiency improvement

programmes, which economic operators must develop in accordance with Article 9(1)(b) of

Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, as subsequently amended and supplemented.

Considering that these operators have the obligation to submit this programme with

energy efficiency measures applied in the previous year by 30 September of the year when

they were prepared, in the course of 2017 the monitored economic operators from various

activity segments reported energy savings of 129 398 toe as per the table:

Table 3

CAEN

index Classification as per CAEN code

Number

of

measures

Energy savings

[toe]

A Agriculture, forestry and fishing - 20 40 3 162

B Mining and Quarrying - 13 37 4 053

C Processing industry - 387 1 321 71 184

D Production and supply of electricity and heat, gas,

hot water and air conditioning - 30 (without energy

distributors included in P2)

106 40 881

E Water distribution; sanitation, waste management,

decontamination activities - 29

88 3 286

F Constructions - 20 30 757

G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of

motor vehicles and motorcycles

80 3 024

H Transport by truck (without the transportation sector

included in P11)

22 1 426

I Accommodation and food service activities 14 158

J Information and communication 11 140

K Financial and insurance activities 13 190

L Real estate activities 71 524

M Professional, scientific and technical activities 8 119

N Administrative and support service activities 4 9

O Public administration and defence; compulsory

social security

5 189

P Education 9 277

Q Human health and social work activities - 1 hospital 3 19

TOTAL 1 862 129 398

Source: ANRE

Figure 9 presents the breakdown of energy efficiency measures by field.

Figure 9

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Număr de măsuri Number of measures

The implementation of these measures lead to the energy savings presented in Figure 10.

Figure 10.

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Economii de energie Energy savings

The main energy efficiency improvement measures pertaining to the C CAEN branch

of activity were:

Upgrading of compressor plant

Upgrading of dust exhaust system

Insulation of heat transfer fluid pipes

Mounting of induction coils to compensate the power factor

Replacement of refrigeration and vaporising unit

Installation of LED lighting

Mechanical engine with variable torque

Installation of frequency convertors

Thermal insulation of pipes and vessels

Upgrading of the treatment plant for the water supplying steam boilers

Adjustment of burners in central heating plants

Replacement of average frequency rotary convertors with static ones

Recovery of insulation in furnaces

Automation of boilers, insulation of pipes

Recovery of heat contained in burned gases at furnaces

Recovery of heat from refrigeration compressors

Resizing of electrical engines

Monitoring of compressed air

Recovery of hot air from the burning furnace for product drying

Upgrading of burning system in furnaces for avoiding incomplete burning

The work for the implementation of the Integrated Information System software

platform of ANRE (MIS)

In order to facilitate the collection and, particularly, the processing of the reporting

data from energy consumers monitored in the industry, the online reporting procedure was

initiated in 2015 based on the MIS information software of ANRE, which was extended with

a component pertaining to energy efficiency problems.

In 2017, Decision No 860 of 13 June 2017 introduced the obligation of energy

managers to upload the data to the (MIS) Integrated Information System software platform of

ANRE for the collection of accurate data and the automated preparation of the summary

report on the stage of implementation of the energy efficiency programmes by economic

operators.

The work was carried further in 2017 and, by the end of the year, we had reached 738

economic operators to whom reports were issued with a user name and a password.

5.2 The monitoring of localities with over 5 000 inhabitants

In accordance with Article 9(20), (21) and (22) of Chapter IV of Law No 121/2014 on

energy efficiency, the local public administration authorities with a population above 5 000

inhabitants have the following obligations:

“Article 9(20) Local public administration authorities from the localities with

population exceeding 5 000 inhabitants must prepare energy efficiency improvement

programmes including short-term measures and 3-6 year measures in accordance with Article

6(14)(a) and (b).

(21) Local public administration authorities from the localities with a population

exceeding 20 000 inhabitants must:

a) prepare energy efficiency improvement programmes including short-term measures

and 3-6 year measures in accordance with Article 6(14)(a) and (b);

b) appoint an energy manager, who is certified in accordance with the legislation in

force, or conclude an energy management contract with an authorised natural person certified

under the law, or with a legal person acting as provider of energy services certified under the

law.

(22) The energy efficiency improvement programmes referred to in paragraphs 20 and

21(a) shall be prepared in accordance with the template approved by the Energy Efficiency

Department and shall be submitted thereto by 30 September of the year of preparation.”

Based on the abovementioned legal provisions, the Energy Efficiency Department

should have received the Energy Efficiency Improvement Programmes from the local public

administration authorities in the localities with a population exceeding 5 000 inhabitants,

hereafter referred to as “EEIPs”, which are prepared as per the template approved by

Decision No 7/DEE/12.2.2015 of ANRE and published on the ANRE website, hereafter

referred to as “approved template”, by 30 September of the year of preparation, followed by

yearly submission of updated tables, as presented in the approved template.

The situation on 30 December 2017 is the following:

- out of a total number of 671 local public authorities with population exceeding 5

000 inhabitants 22 local public authorities reported EEIPs/information between 1

April and 30 December 2017 (Pitești Municipality, Hunedoara Municipality, Sector

2 Municipality, Botoșani Municipality, Reghin Municipality, Cugir Municipality,

Sighetul Marmației Municipality, Târnăveni Municipality, Cluj Napoca

Municipality, Bacău Municipality, Sibiu Municipality, Craiova Municipality,

Turda Municipality, Copșa Mică Town, Ineu Town, Săliște Town, Onești

Municipality, Piatra Neamț Municipality, Cernavodă City, Brăila Municipality,

Arad Municipality, Timișoara Municipality)

- 25 energy managers were certified for the localities.

Considering the fact that, in spite of all the actions intended to facilitate the

preparation of energy efficiency improvement programmes, which had been conducted

previously, (e.g. presentation and training seminars destined for the local authority

representatives, request/information/clarification letters), the number of the local authorities

with population exceeding 5 000 inhabitants who complied with the legal provisions was very

small (approximately 3 %), and due to the fact that Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, as

subsequently amended and supplemented, does not provide for non-compliance sanctions, the

following actions were initiated:

- 87 local public authorities from the localities with population exceeding 20 000

inhabitants were notified in Letter No 82705/5 December 2017 of ANRE with

regard to their obligations under Article 9(21) and (22) of Law No 121/2014 on

energy efficiency, as subsequently amended and supplemented;

- over 570 local public authorities from the localities with population between 5

000 and 20 000 inhabitants were notified in Letter No 2485/12/01/2018 of ANRE

with regard to their obligations under Article 9(20) and (22) of Law No 121/2014

on energy efficiency, as subsequently amended and supplemented;

- the support of the Ministry of Regional Development, Public Administration and

European Funds was requested by Letter No 2484/12 January 2018.

- in regard to the actions performed in 2016 in order to facilitate compliance with the

legal provisions of local public authorities [a seminar organised by ANRE in

collaboration with North Eastern Regional Development Agency (RDA) on 15

March 2016 - Piatra Neamt, a seminar organised by “Arena Constructiilor” on 31

March 2016 - Bucharest, a seminar organised by ESCOROM on 8 April 2016 -

Azuga, a seminar organised by FINACON on 18 October 2016 - Bucharest], on 7

November 2017, ANRE attended the “CONVENTION OF MUNICIPALITIES

FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY” WORKSHOP - Energy transition and adaptation

to the effects of the climate changes: Local strategies and support policies”

A number of 118 local public authorities responded to Letters Nos 82705/5.12.2017

and 2485/12.1.2018 of ANRE.

The table below shows the situation of EEIPs preparation/submission by TAUs to

DEE, as follows:

Table 4

No Number of

inhabitants/Type of

locality

Number of

localities

Number of

localities which

submitted the

EEIP by 31

March 2017

Number of

localities

which

submitted

the EEIP by

31 March

2018

1 > 20 000 105 23 45

Municipalities 91 23 44

Towns 13 0 1

Communes 1 0 0

2 5 000 – 20 000 566 22 55

Municipalities 19 3 7

Towns 172 11 30

Communes 375 8 18

TOTAL 671 45 100

Source: ANRE

5.3 Monitoring of energy efficient equipment market

In order to check compliance with the provisions of directives and regulations from

the market supervision activity, 37 on-site controls were performed in 2017 and the summary

of results was reported to the Ministry of the Economy for the annual reporting to the

European Commission. Controls were aimed at checking compliance with the energy

labelling regulations for electric domestic appliances, 3 888 energy labels being checked in

this respect.

In order to check compliance with the directives and regulations on market

supervision in the field of ecodesign and energy efficiency labelling, the Energy Efficiency

Department of ANRE cooperates with: the Ministry of Energy - a national contact point

responsible for the implementation of Directive 2009/125/EC on ecodesign, the National

Consumer Protection Authority (Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor -

ANPC), the Accreditation Association in Romania (Asociația de Acreditare din România -

RENAR) and the Association of European Producers of Electric Domestic Appliances in

Romania (Asociația Producătorilor Europeni de Electrocasnice din România - CECED

Romania).

At international level, ANRE participates in working groups within the

“Administrative Cooperation Group” (ADCO) for the issue of energy labelling and of

ecodesign:

ADCO -Eco-design – Directive 2009/125/EC (ECOD)

ADCO Energy Labelling – Directive 2010/30/EU and Regulation (EU) 2017/1369

(ENERLAB)

In order to apply the European regulations on energy labelling and ecodesign for

industrial equipment falling within the remit of ANRE, actions were initiated in order to

develop international cooperation and the know-how transfer:

- attending the ADCO meeting of groups of experts in ecodesign - Bucharest - April

2017,

- attending the meetings of the energy labelling and ecodesign group of the Network

of European energy agencies - EnR (videoconferencing),

- attending two meetings of the consortium of the European project INdustrial and

tertiary product Testing and Application of Standards - INTAS).

Given the limited possibilities of ANRE to test equipment for compliance with the

ecodesign directive and related regulations, ANRE participates, in the framework of the

Horizon 2020 Programme, in the European project INTAS (March 2016-February 2019) with

the purpose of ensuring the necessary know-how transfer for the test-based evaluation of

complex and large energy impact products in accredited laboratories (with special reference

for industrial fans and power transformers).

In the period August-October 2017, in the framework of the INTAS European project

for checking compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 548/2014 on implementing

Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to small,

medium and large power transformers, with a budget of approximately EUR 11 000 from

European funds, 28 160, 250 and 400 KVA transformers were tested in collaboration with

FISE Electrica Serv in the laboratory and on site.

Based on the experience gained with the measurements under the INTAS project, the

following shall be prepared:

a) procedures to support national supervisory authorities on the European market in the

assessment of compliance of large-size and very complex industrial products (transformers

and industrial fans) with Directive 2009/125/EC;

b) procedures to support the representatives of the industry of complex and large-size

industrial equipment in order to become aware of their obligations under the Ecodesign

Directive and to conform, as accepted by the European market surveillance authorities;

c) a joint European procedure for checking compliance of large-size industrial products

with Directive 2009/125/EC.

5.4 Monitoring the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP)

In accordance with Article 8(8) of Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, as

subsequently amended and supplemented, the Energy Efficiency Department of ANRE

prepares, by 30 March, an annual follow-up report on the NEEAP implementation based on

the reports received from the institutions involved in the implementation of this law.

Considering that the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP IV) was

submitted to the European Commission in December 2017, we consider that the 2017

achievements took into account the targets included in NEEAP III, the Government Decision

approving the NEEAP IV still pending endorsement at inter-ministerial level.

In this context, ANRE requested from the following institutions the data needed to

prepare the 2017 report: the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration

(Ministerul Dezvoltării Regionale și Administrației Publice - MDRAP), the Ministry of

Education (Ministerul Educației - ME), the Ministry of Transport (Ministerul Transporturilor

- MT) and the Ministry of the Economy (Ministerul Economiei - MEc).

Also, information was requested from the specialised directorates of ANRE with

regard to the energy efficiency increase in electricity networks, the promotion of high-

efficiency cogeneration and smart metering.

In the preparation of this report, data was used from the Follow-up Report on the work

of auditors and energy managers and from the Follow-up Report on final energy consumers,

which are prepared by the Energy Efficiency Department. At the same time, data was

requested from the mayor’s offices from the localities exceeding 20 000 inhabitants on the

energy savings obtained following the application of the measures of thermal rehabilitation of

public buildings, and the improvement of public lighting efficiency.

Based on the statistical data and the reports received on the 2017 actions, the main

fields where significant energy savings have been achieved are:

EE in the industry receiving a State aid under GD No 495 /2014

The authority responsible for the administration of the State support scheme is the Ministry of

the Economy.

The purpose of GD No 495/2014 is to establish a State support scheme with the aim

of exempting from the application of Article 8(2) of Law No 220/2008 establishing the

system for promoting energy production from energy renewable sources, as republished, as

subsequently amended and supplemented, a percentage from the amount of electricity

supplied to intensive electricity industrial consumers in accordance with the relevant

European regulations, more specifically the “Environmental and Energy Aid Guidelines

2014-2020”, which are prepared by the European Commission.

The provisions of the abovementioned government decision are applicable to

undertakings in the sectors exposed to the risk of losing their competitiveness because of the

funding of the support granted for energy from renewable sources, such risk being due to the

electro-intensity of the beneficiary and to exposure to international trade.

The aid will be granted if the undertaking is listed among the sectors in Annex 1. The

state aid is granted on the condition that the beneficiaries of the aid pay at least 15 % of the

number of green certificates pertaining to the mandatory quota, without the reduction granted

under this exempted scheme.

Depending on the electro-intensity of undertakings, the beneficiaries will pay the

following rates in the number of green certificates pertaining to the mandatory quota:

a) 15 % for electro-intensity above 20 %;

b) 40 % for electro-intensity between 10 % and 20 %;

c) 60 % for electro-intensity between 5% and 10 %.

For electro-intensive undertakings set up for less than a year and listed among the

sectors in Annex 1 to the Guidelines, the data estimated for the first year of business is used.

After the first year of business, the Ministry of the Economy checks compliance by the

undertaking with the eligibility criteria set under this scheme and then regulates the financial

aid granted, where applicable. For the second year of business, the data for the first year of

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business is used. For the third year of business, the arithmetic mean of the data for the first

two years of business is used. Starting with the fourth year of business, the arithmetic mean of

the three previous years is used.

The validity period of the state support scheme is 10 years.

Following the implementation of this state support scheme in the period 2015-2016,

as a result of implementation by beneficiaries of the energy efficiency measures, the

following savings were achieved:

2015 - 56 130.6 toe

2016 - 104 745 toe

A. ENERGY EFFICIENCY INCREASE IN NETWORKS

Reduction of own technological consumption in electricity distribution networks

ANRE regulated the targets for reduction of OTC rate in the EDN as per the data in

Table 5.

Table 5

Electricity distribution

company

OTC [%]

HV MV LV

target achieve

d

target achieve

d

target achieve

d

E-Distribuție Banat 0.64 0.91 3.57 3.92 14.30 14.41

E-Distribuție Dobrogea 1.71 1.54 4.35 5.54 13.22 15.75

E–Distribuție Muntenia 0.60 0.64 3.44 3.44 15.64 16.50

Delgaz Grid 0.97 1.00 2.81 2.70 16.50 15.75

Distributie energie Oltenia 1.15 1.07 3.98 3.97 18.00 17.09

SDEE Muntenia Nord 0.98 0.93 5.50 5.60 13.80 15.34

SDEE Transilvania Nord 1.00 1.20 4.10 4.40 11.00 10.61

SDEE Transilvania Sud 1.02 1.09 3.95 3.75 15.50 15.50

Source: ANRE

For 2017, the electricity distribution companies reported in EEIP energy savings of 11 095

toe, as per Table 6.

Table 6

Electricity distribution company No of

measures

Energy saving

[toe]

Investment value*

[RON]

1 Distribuție Energie Oltenia 20 1 451 68 001 000

(CEZ)

2 SDEE Muntenia Nord 60 175 37 147 000

3 SDEE Transilvania Nord 14 702 19 250 000

4 SDEE Transilvania Sud 7 364 20 038 000

5 E-Distribuție Banat 10 1 055 15 341 120

6 E-Distribuție Dobrogea 13 496 12 159 450

7 E–Distribuție Muntenia 20 2 128 45 336 350

8 DelGazGrid (E.ON) 11 4,724 191 105 000

TOTAL 155 11 095 408 377 920

Source: ANRE

Compared to 2016, the OTC trend is fluctuating, with increases in some of the

concessionaire distributors and decreases in others, as per Table 7.

Table 7

Electricity distribution company 2016 2017

1 Delgaz Grid 60 180 58 987

2 DEE Muntenia Nord 80 186 77 512

3 SDEE Transilvania Nord 55 038 54 160

4 SDEE Transilvania Sud 66 785 65 989

5 E-Distribuție Banat 49 500 49 895

6 E-Distribuție Dobrogea 48 770 51 336

7 E–Distribuție Muntenia 98 508 97 009

8 Distributie energie Oltenia 85 948 78 934

TOTAL 544 915 533 822

Source: ANRE

The main energy efficiency improvement measures adopted by distribution operators

were:

securing measurement groups

balancing network phase loading

reconfiguring/optimising the LV network

replacing equipment, carrying out refurbishing and upgrading works to reduce OTC

upgrading of PT + LEA 0.4 kV + connections

telemetry at consumers

upgrading the EDN

upgrading the EDN by relocating the PTA

upgrading LEA and LES

switching transformers

SMART METERING

Based on the legal provisions, ANRE issued Order No 145/2014 implementing smart

electricity measurement systems. It defined the SMI functionalities of electricity which are to

be deployed in Romania, and the stages to be completed until the implementation calendar

and the national electricity SMI implementation plan have been established. On 26 February

2016, this order was amended and supplemented by Order No 6/2016.

In 2016, ANRE monitored the pilot projects developed in 2015 and 2016 by the

concessionaire operators of the electricity distribution service and reviewed their results from

the technical and economic viewpoint, following up on and identifying the technical issues

caused by the structure and degree of repowering of distribution networks, and the issues

related to the structure and level of implementation costs and estimated benefits, with the

purpose of establishing the conditions for the large-scale implementation of SMI in Romania.

Table 8 presents the breakdown of pilot projects on the SMI implementation

developed in 2015 and 2016.

Table 8

Distribution

operator

2015 2016 TOTAL

No of

pilot

projects

No of

clients

included in

pilot

projects

Total

value of

SMI pilot

projects

[RON]

No of

pilot

projects

No of

clients

included in

pilot

projects

Total

value of

SMI pilot

projects

[RON]

No of

pilot

projects

No of

clients

included in

pilot

projects

Total

value of

SMI pilot

projects

[RON]

E-Distribuţie Banat 3 10,126 4 083 403 6 31 122 8 305 562 9 41 248

12 388

965

E-Distribuţie

Dobrogea 4 10 227 3 928 854 4 26 565 7 936 769 8 36 792

11 865

623

E-Distribuţie

Muntenia 1 11 016 3 940.472 4 50 539

13 215

654 5 61 555

17 156

126

Distribuţie Energie

Oltenia 2 20 150

15 816

050 0 0 0 2 20 150

15 816

050

DelgazGrid 2 22 622 7 913 352 2 48 721

14 265

570 4 71 343

22 178

922

SDEE Transilvania

Sud 2 23 024

21 167

273 0 0 0 2 23 024

21 167

273

SDEE Transilvania

Nord 2 5 470 3 232 573 2 8 210 2 480 500 4 13 680 5 713 073

SDEE Muntenia

Nord 2 2 139 1 429 431 0 0 0 2 2 139 1 429 431

TOTAL 18 104 774

61 511

408 18 165 157

46 204

055 36 269 931

107 715

463

Source: ANRE

Under the pilot projects, approximately 270 000 consumers were integrated in SMI,

of all the eight concession areas of the electricity distribution service and tests were made on

several technical solutions implemented in urban and rural areas, with various densities of

electricity consumption in the recently upgraded low voltage electricity networks and in the

electrical networks not upgraded.

Based on the conclusions in the assessment reports on the pilot project results, which

are prepared during the two years (2015 and 2016), ANRE had to approve by 31 March 2017,

under a presidential order, the national SMI implementation calendar with calendar data on

the implementation stages, and the national SMI implementation plan on the investment

works pertaining to each concessionaire distribution operator, their value and the funding

sources, and measures for the information of final clients. The abovementioned deadline was

proposed for extension under the Draft amending Order No 145/2014 of the President of

ANRE, as subsequently amended and supplemented, subject to public consultation on 6

March 2017 in order to have an acceptable period available for public debates. Considering

the obligations of ANRE under Article 66 of Law No 123/2012 on electricity and natural gas,

as subsequently amended and supplemented, and the results of the analyses conducted in

2015, 2016 and 2017 based on the follow-up on the pilot projects developed, the draft Order

of ANRE on the preparation and approval of the plan and national calendar for the

implementation of the smart electricity measurement systems was prepared. This document

was approved by Order No 17/2017.

Considering that the verification, validation and processing of submitted data, and the

assessment of results, which underlie the decision-making process regarding the SMI

implementation conditions, required a longer time than initially estimated, it was considered

that the duration of the communication of the provisions of this order cannot lead to a delay

in the issue of the ANRE order by more than one month, namely April 2017.

On 10 March 2017, the draft order on the national implementation of the smart

electricity measurement systems and the establishment of the implementation calendar was

submitted for public consultation for a period of 30 days.

In the period 28 March-7 April, work sessions were held with concessionaire

distribution operators to debate the provisions in the draft order. They gave rise to a series of

topics on which opinions could not be harmonised and, considering their technical, economic

and administrative complexity and implications, a sound justification of an approach decision

could not be established. Considering the arguments brought forth by operators as regards the

relevant international practice, they were requested to provide relevant data to ANRE from

the experience of countries where the multinational companies they work for conduct their

business. In order to provide the opportunity for sound justification of the views expressed

and to collect international experience as well, a proposal is made to extend the deadline for

the issue of the order approving the framework conditions for the national implementation of

the smart electricity measurement systems and the establishment of the implementation

calendar by 30 June 2017. The document was approved by Order No 31/2017.

Considering the particularities of each distribution operator regarding the method of

approach to the same provisions in the draft order, ANRE decided to hold meetings in the

period 3-6 April with each distribution operator, and a second joint meeting was planned for 7

April.

A number of 169 specific observations/proposals and 38 general observations were

submitted to ANRE, from concessionaire distribution operators and from 6 producers of SMI

equipment.

A number of 36 proposals to amend provisions were accepted and a series of

provisions were recast. Consequently, the draft Order on the implementation of smart

electricity measurement systems at national level and the establishment of the implementation

calendar - second stage was submitted for public consultation for a period of 10 calendar

days.

On 19 December 2017, ANRE submitted for public consultation the draft amending

Order No 145/2014, such amendment being necessary for supplementing the order with

provisions on the possibility of concessionaire electricity distribution operators to perform

investments in smart measurement systems in 2018.

The implementation period proposed in the draft order cannot be consistent with the

deadline referred to in Article 66 of Law No 123/2012, since the implementation of the smart

electricity measurement systems within this deadline is not financially and logistically

sustainable, more specifically, impossible to be achieved by distribution operators. Under

these conditions, the process of approval of the draft Order on the implementation of smart

electricity measurement systems at national level and the establishment of the implementation

calendar was stopped and the legal deadline needed to be revised.

Order No 145/2014 of ANRE, as subsequently amended and supplemented, includes

provisions on investments in smart electricity measurement systems developed by

concessionaire electricity distribution operators only until 2017. In order to ensure the

continuity of the actions required for the implementation of smart electricity measurement

systems, until the approval of rules approving the implementation calendar and the plans for

implementation of smart electricity measurement systems at national level, the deadline for

the enforcement of Order No 145/2014 of ANRE needs to be extended and it must be

supplemented with provisions on the possibility of concessionaire electricity distribution

operators to perform investments in 2018 in smart measurement systems, under certain

specific conditions on the approval and inclusion thereof in the regulated tariffs.

In regard to the savings achieved after the SMI implementation, the reports submitted

by distribution operators (DO) revealed:

OTC before the implementation of SMI - 104 497 MWh, representing 10.52 % in the

electricity consumption achieved by SMI integrated consumers

OTC after the implementation of SMI - 97 415 MWh, representing 9.81 % in the

electricity consumption achieved by SMI integrated consumers

Therefore, by reducing OTC, savings of 7 082 MWh (609 toe) were recorded and the

reference year was 2015.

B. PROMOTION OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY COGENERATION

In 2017, a series of specific regulations were issued for the development of the

programme for promoting high-efficiency cogeneration, as follows:

Order No 39/2017 of the President of ANRE amending and supplementing the

Methodology for the determination and adjustment of prices in electricity and heat

produced and supplied from cogeneration units, which are covered by the support

scheme, and of the bonus for high-efficiency cogeneration, as approved by Order No

15/2015 of the President of ANRE;

Order No 43/2017 of the President of ANRE amending Order No 78/2016 of the

President of the National Energy Regulatory Authority approving the reference bonus

values for the electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration and the

reference prices for the heat from cogeneration, which are applicable in 2017;

Order No 52/2017 of the President of ANRE amending Order No 119/2013 of the

President of the National Energy Regulatory Authority approving the contribution for

high-efficiency cogeneration and certain provisions on the invoicing thereof;

Order No 37/2017 of the President of ANRE amending the calculation methodology

for determining the amounts of electricity produced in high-efficiency cogeneration

for certification through guarantees of origin, as approved by Order No 61/2015 of the

President of the National Energy Regulatory Authority;


Regulation for determining the method of collection of the contribution for high-

efficiency cogeneration and of payment of the bonus for the electricity produced in

high-efficiency cogeneration, as approved by Order No 116/2013 of the President of

the National Energy Regulatory Authority;

Order No 81/2017 of the President of ANRE amending the Regulation for qualifying

the production of electricity in high-efficiency cogeneration, as well as for verifying

and following up on consumption of fuel and on useful electricity and heat production

in high-efficiency cogeneration, as approved by Order No 114/2013 of the President

of the National Energy Regulatory Authority;


Methodology for determining and monitoring the overcompensation of the activity of

production of electricity and heat from high-efficiency cogeneration, which is entitled

to the bonus type support scheme approved by Order No 84/2013 of the President of

the National Energy Regulatory Authority;

Order No 94/2017 of the President of ANRE amending the Methodology for the

determination and adjustment of prices in electricity and heat produced and supplied

from cogeneration units, which are covered by the support scheme, and of the bonus

for high-efficiency cogeneration, as approved by Order No 15/2015 of the President

of the National Energy Regulatory Authority;

Order No 97/2017 of the President of ANRE approving the reference price for the

electricity produced in high-efficiency cogeneration, as applicable in 2018 to

producers of electricity and heat from cogeneration, which are entitled to a bonus;

Order No 99/2017 of the President of ANRE approving the reference bonus values for

the electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration and the reference prices for

the heat from cogeneration, which are applicable in 2018;


Methodology for determination and monitoring of the contribution for high-efficiency

cogeneration, as approved by Order No 117/2013 of the President of the National

Energy Regulatory Authority;


Procedure for endorsing new projects or projects involving the refurbishing of

cogeneration plants, as approved by Order No 115/2013 of the President of the

National Energy Regulatory Authority;

Order No 123/2017 of the President of ANRE approving the contribution for high-

efficiency cogeneration and certain provisions on the invoicing thereof.

Order No 124/2017 of the President of ANRE amending and supplementing Order No

28/2014 of the President of the National Energy Regulatory Authority approving the

Framework Contract between the administrator of the support scheme and the payer

of the contribution for the collection of the contribution for high-efficiency

cogeneration, and the Framework Contract between the producer of electricity and

heat in high-efficiency cogeneration and the administrator of the support scheme for

the payment of the bonus/non-granted bonus/regularisation ante-overcompensation

and the return of the undue bonus/overcompensation.

The values of the primary energy savings in high-efficiency cogeneration with

reference to separate production of electricity and heat, as achieved in 2017 by producers

accessing the cogeneration support scheme, are listed in Table 9.

Table 9

MU 1st quarter

2017

2nd quarter

2017

3rd quarter

2017

4th quarter

2017

Total

2017*

GWh 1181 440 285 989 2 895

toe 101 566 37 840 24 510 85 054 248 970

Source: ANRE

* The regulated value after the annual qualification calculation is found in Table 10

The support scheme for the promotion of high-efficiency cogeneration was

established in Romania under Government Decision No 219/2007 on the promotion of

cogeneration based on useful heat, as subsequently amended and supplemented (national

transposition of Directive 2004/8/EC on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat

demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC which, as of 5 June

2014, was replaced by Directive 2012/27/EU), and implemented by Government Decision No

1215/2009 establishing the criteria and conditions required for the implementation of the

support scheme for the promotion of high-efficiency cogeneration based on the useful heat

demand, as subsequently amended and supplemented.

By Government Decision No 925/2016 amending and supplementing Government

Decision No 1215/2009 and Government Decision No 129/2017 supplementing Article 8 of

Government Decision No 1215/2009, the legal framework for applying and implementing the

support scheme for the promotion of high-efficiency cogeneration based on the useful heat

demand is supplemented with a view to achieving consistency with the specific provisions of

the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 (EEAG) and

Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article

108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. In this respect, the bonus type

scheme included micro-cogeneration unit plants and/or low power cogeneration units

totalling an installed electricity capacity of less than 1 MW.

In accordance with Government Decision No 925/2016, the support scheme is applied

only to producers of electricity and heat from cogeneration requesting from ANRE to grant

such support for the electricity produced from high-efficiency cogeneration for the

cogeneration capacities included on the List referred to in Article 9(4) of Government

Decision No 1215/2009, as subsequently amended and supplemented, by 31 December 2016,

and for new cogeneration facilities replacing, before 31 December 2016, existing

cogeneration facilities having received the bonus for the high-efficiency electricity within the

limit of the installed electricity capacity included on 31 December 2016 on the List referred

to in Article 9(4) for every producer acting as a beneficiary of the support scheme. The bonus

scheme accounts for a State aid (N 437/2009 - Romania), being authorised by the European

Commission as compatible with the common market, in accordance with Article 87(3)(c) of

the EC Treaty, under Decision C(2009)7085, as amended by Decision C(2016)7522 final.

The authorisation was communicated by publication in the Official Journal of the European

Union C31/9.2.2010. The bonus type support scheme entered into force effectively on 1 April

2011.

The main regulatory action lines in the promotion of electricity produced in high-

efficiency cogeneration for 2017 were:

a) the preparation of rules to enable the application of the bonus type scheme established

under Government Decision No 219/2007 promoting cogeneration based on the useful heat

demand and implemented by Government Decision No 1215/2009 establishing the criteria

and conditions required for the implementation of the support scheme for the promotion of

high-efficiency cogeneration based on the useful heat demand, and the follow-up on the

application thereof;

b) the preparation of rules as a result of the fact that, under Government Emergency

Order No 64/2016, Law No 123/2012 on electricity and natural gas was amended and

supplemented in the sense that the natural gas purchase price was liberalised, and that

Government Decision No 1215/2009 was amended and supplemented;

c) the issue of decisions amending/supplementing the List of capacities producing

electricity and heat in cogeneration, with final accreditation;

d) the issue of monthly/annual decisions approving the amounts of electricity produced

in high-efficiency cogeneration entitled to a bonus;

e) the issue of decisions for overcompensating the production of electricity and heat in

high-efficiency cogeneration for the evaluation period 1 January 2016-31 December 2016;

f) the issue of decisions approving the bonus for electricity and the regulated prices for

the electricity and heat produced in high-efficiency cogeneration for the second semester of

2017 for producers using natural gas, as a result of the liberalisation of the price in natural

gas;

g) the issue of annual decisions approving the bonus for electricity and the regulated

prices for the electricity and heat produced in high-efficiency cogeneration and the

performance of the ante-overcompensation analysis, which is a preliminary analysis of the

overcompensation for the evaluation period 1 January-31 December 2018;

h) the issue of opinions for approving the formulas for determining/adjusting the price

for the heat produced and supplied from cogeneration units where operators and the local

public administration have chosen to determine the heat price on the basis of formulas, and

the issue of opinions for approving the regulated prices for heat in cogeneration determined

on the basis of these formulas;

i) the issue of opinions for the preliminary/final accreditation of new projects or of

projects for repowering cogeneration units;

j) the performance of analyses for adjusting the contribution for the second semester of

2017 and the determination of the value of the contribution for cogeneration as of 1 January

2018.

For the 32 producers concerned, the total amount of electricity produced in high-

efficiency cogeneration entitled to a bonus for the period January-December 2017 was 4.858

TWh before the regulation of March 2018 and 5.039 TWh after the regulation in March 2018,

with a 1.06 % increase compared to the value pertaining to 2016.

Figure 11

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Cantitatea de energie electrica care a

beneficiat de bonus pentru cogenerare de

inalta eficienta in perioada 01.04.2011 –

31.12.2017

The amount of electricity entitled to a bonus

for high-efficiency cogeneration in the period

1 April 2011-31 December 2017

Following the analysis on the overcompensation of the production of electricity and

heat in high-efficiency cogeneration for the evaluation period 1 January 2016-31 December

2016, it was noted that, following the application of the support scheme for the indicated

period for 44 units producing electricity and heat in cogeneration (operated by 37 producers),

the overcompensation of the production of electricity and heat in cogeneration was recorded

in 15 plants (12 producers) in a total amount of RON 139 913 507. No cases of regulation of

ante-overcompensation were recorded for the period 1 January 2016-31 December 2016.

The value of the contribution for the second semester of 2017 was revised following

the evaluation of June 2017 on the accrued costs and revenues under the support scheme, and

the forecast costs for the second semester of 2017, being RON 12.31/MWh, without VAT, as

approved by Order No 52/2017 of ANRE. A decisive factor in the reduction of the

contribution from the determined value of RON 13.01/MWh, without VAT, as approved by

Order No 117/2016 of ANRE, was the consideration of the quantum of the overcompensation

for the evaluation period 1 January 2016-31 December 2016.

The provisions of Order No 123/2017 of ANRE are effective as of 1 January 2018 and

the value of the contribution for cogeneration is RON 11.94/MWh, without VAT.

Figure 12

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Evolutia contributiei pentru cogenerare in perioada 01 aprilie 2011-

01 ianuarie 2018

Trend in the contribution for cogeneration in the period 1 April

2011-1 January 2018

The data related to the monitoring of the support scheme for cogeneration for 2011, 2012,

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 is set out in Table 10.

Table 10 - Results of the application of the support scheme for 2011-2017

Indicator MU 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total value of the contribution

invoiced to consumers and exporter

suppliers 1)

thousand

RON

690

931

928

877 1 072 840

770

626

757

447

708

194

624

519

The amount of electricity invoiced

to final consumers (including that

consumed by suppliers and

producers under own supply/own

consumption) to which the

cogeneration contribution was

applied

GWh 32 639 46 450 44 930 45 457 46 476 47 103 48 669

The amount of exported electricity

to which the cogeneration

contribution was applied

GWh 1 465 1 108 1 959 3 310

1)

0 1)

0 1)

0 1)

Amount of electricity produced in

high-efficiency cogeneration, for

which the support scheme was

granted

GWh 3 491 6 008 5 654 5 102 4 717 4 739 5 039

The total value of the bonuses due

to the producers in cogeneration

entitled to the bonus type scheme

thousand

RON

594

473

978

098 1 098 112

927

234

896

796

887

761

842

872

The amount of imported electricity

with guarantees of origin for

production of electricity in high-

efficiency cogeneration, for which

the return of the contribution was

requested

GWh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fuel saving achieved in high-

efficiency cogeneration processes

benefitting from the bonus in

accordance with the qualifying

regulation

GWh 2 131 3 498 3 430 3 016 2 623 2 751 2 864

Source: ANRE

1) In accordance with Government Decision No 494/2014 amending GD No 1215/2009

establishing the criteria and the conditions required for the implementation of the support

scheme for the promotion of high-efficiency cogeneration based on the heat demand, it is

provided that suppliers supplying electricity for export are exempted from the payment of the

contribution for high-efficiency cogeneration, more specifically of the single monthly paid

tariff expressed in RON/kWh.

The single bonuses for the electricity produced in high-efficiency cogeneration in 2017 (for

the 7th year of entitlement) with the value of:

- RON 188.70/MWh for the units using predominantly natural gas from the

transport network;


distribution network;

- RON 160.93/MWh for units using predominantly solid fuel, were approved by

Order No 78/2016 of the President of ANRE and were applied in the 1st semester

of 2017.

The reference bonuses in the 2nd semester of 2017 (for the 7th year of entitlement)

were:


transport network;


distribution network;

- RON 160.93/MWh for units using predominantly solid fuel,

were approved by Order No 43/2017 of the President of ANRE, which amended Order No

78/2016 of the President of ANRE, and applied in the 2nd semester of 2017.

In 2017, two producers accessed the scheme for cogeneration units under 1 MW, namely:

- S.C. Colonia Cluj-Napoca Energie S.R.L, for CT3 and CT8 (the producer had already

accessed the bonus type support scheme for CTZ Someș Nord, a plant with an installed

capacity above 1 MW)

- the company R.A.G.C.L. Paşcani, for the plant CT5/Pașcani.

Based on the operation data for 2016, which is submitted by the producers from

cogeneration in 2017, the following were assessed in accordance with Article 13(3) of GD No

219/2007 on the promotion of cogeneration based on the useful heat demand, as subsequently

amended and supplemented:

outputs of electricity and heat from cogeneration based on the calculation method

referred to in Annex II to Directive 2004/8/EC (currently replaced by Annex I -

D2012/27/EU) - (Table 11);

cogeneration (electricity/heat) capacities (Table 12);

quantities of fuel used for heat and electricity production from cogeneration (Table

13);

quantities of electricity produced in high-efficiency cogeneration and primary energy

savings obtained through the use of high-efficiency cogeneration, established as per

Annex III to Directive 2004/8/EC (currently replaced by Annex II - D2012/27/EU) -

(Table 14):

Table 11 - National production of electricity and heat from cogeneration

Year

Total

electricity

produced in

cogeneration

units

Electricity produced

from cogeneration

(Annex II -

D2004/8/EC, replaced

by Annex I -

D2012/27/EU)

Electricity

produced from

cogeneration in

the national

total

production

Useful heat produced in

cogeneration units (Annex

II - D2004/8/EC, replaced

by Annex I - D2012/27/EU)

Total of which

Autoproducers Total

of which

Autoproducers

TWh TWh % % Legal

persons

%

2007 14.23 6.62 14.65 10.7 73.2 15.85

2008 14.06 6.21 15.62 9.6 71.5 18.04

2009 12.33 6.26 13.74 10.8 66.3 17.50

2010 11.93 6.54 17.74 10.8 69.0 22.46

2011 13.47 7.28 17.45 11.9 71.9 23.50

2012 12.54 6.72 16.07 11.4 66.1 22.37

2013 11.1 6.6 18.78 11.3 57.9 21.99

2014 10.7 6.1 19.38 9.4 55.4 21.86

2015 9.2 5.6 16.07 8.5 51.0 18.43

2016 8.90 5.29 10.78 8.2 45.9 13.07

Source: ANRE

Table 12 - Cogeneration heat and electricity capacities in Romania in 2016

Cogeneration technology

Maximum capacity

Electricity Heat

Gross Net

MW MW

Gas turbines in combined cycle, with heat recovery 225 228

Gas turbines with heat recovery 173 250

Internal combustion engines 188 169

Steam backpressure turbines 715 2 981

Steam condensing turbines with cogeneration sockets 2 840 5 297

Other cogeneration technologies 2 10

TOTAL 4 143 8 934

Source: ANRE

Table 13 - Quantities of fuel used for heat and electricity production from cogeneration

Year Total fuel

used by

cogeneration

Fuel used for

cogeneration

of which:

Solid fossil Fuel Natural Renewable

sources and Other fuels

units

(Annex II -

D2004/8/EC,

replaced by

Annex I -

D2012/27/EU)

fuel oil gas waste

Legal

persons

Legal persons % % % % %

2007 221.4 122.8 38.2 8.3 52.8 0.0 0.7

2008 216.8 118.1 39.5 6.3 52.8 0.0 1.4

2009 188.6 112.4 39.8 6.9 49.7 0.5 3.1

2010 186.1 117.3 38.6 3.8 50.8 1.9 4.9

2011 200.3 124.3 38.2 3.5 52.4 2.0 3.9

2012 188.5 114.5 38.4 3.3 53.7 2.0 2.7

2013 159.7 103.6 37.4 0.6 54.6 3.6 3.8

2014 154.1 97.7 36.0 0.5 54.4 5.4 3.7

2015 135.0 90.3 34.9 0.8 54.8 6.4 3.1

2016 128.0 82.2 28.5 1.4 59.8 6.4 3.9

Source: ANRE

Table 14 - Production of electricity in high-efficiency cogeneration and primary energy

savings from the use of high-efficiency cogeneration

Year

Electricity produced

from high-efficiency

cogeneration

(Annex III -

D2004/8/EC,

replaced by Annex

II - D2012/27/EU)

Fuel consumption in

high-efficiency

cogeneration

(Annex III -

D2004/8/EC,

replaced by Annex

II - D2012/27/EU)

PES in absolute

value (Annex III -

D2004/8/EC,

replaced by Annex

II - D2012/27/EU)

PES (Annex III -

D2004/8/EC,

replaced by Annex

II - D2012/27/EU)

TWh Legal persons Legal persons %

2007 4.4 67.9 10.5 13.4

2008 3.7 62.4 9.2 12.8

2009 3.5 49.6 8.2 14.2

2010 3.3 47.5 8.0 14.5

2011 3.4 43.3 8.3 16.0

2012 3.0 36.7 7.2 16.4

2013 4.4 56.9 10.5 15.5

2014 3.3 39.7 8.7 18.0

2015 2.9 34.4 7.7 18.3

2016 2.9 35.1 8.3 19.1

Source: ANRE

PES - primary energy savings compared to separate production of energy (Primary Energy

Savings)

In 2017, 10 decisions were issued on the qualification of amounts of electricity produced

from high-efficiency cogeneration from renewable energy sources, which are entitled to

additional green certificates in accordance with Article 6(4) of Law No 220/2008 establishing

the system for promoting the production of energy from renewable sources, as republished, as

subsequently amended and supplemented.

E . ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR

Deployment of the National Programme for Improvement of Energy Performance in

Residential Blocks

The purpose of the National Programme for Improvement of Energy Performance in

Residential Blocks, in accordance with Government Emergency Order No 18/2009, as

subsequently amended and supplemented, and with Joint Order No 163/2009 of the Ministry

of Regional Development and Public Administration (MDRL), No 540/2009 of the Ministry

of Public Finance (MFP) and No 23/2009 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) approving

the Detailed Regulations implementing GEO No 18/2009, as subsequently amended and

supplemented, is:

- to increase energy performance in residential blocks built as per projects prepared

until December 2005 by reducing energy consumption in heating, so that the

annual specific energy consumption calculated for the heating of households falls

below 100 kWh/m2 of useful area;

- to ensure and maintain heat indoors;

- to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to introduce, where applicable,

alternative energy production sources;

- to improve the urban aspect of localities.

The statement on the completion of works in residential blocks included in the

abovementioned national programme is set out in Table 15 and Figures 13 and 14.

Table 15

Period No of completed

blocks

No of completed

flats

2009 291 8 984

2010 502 22 390

2011 521 18 878

2012 61 2 285

2013 75 2 184

2014 68 3 534

2015 36 953

2016 103 3 351

2017 33 1 246

TOTAL 1 690 63 805

Source: MDRAP

Figure 13 Figure 14

Source: MDRAP Source: MDRAP

RO EN

Evoluția numărului de blocuri finalizate Trend in the number of completed blocks

Evoluția numărului de apartamente finalizate Trend in the number of completed flats

In order to reach the aim of the Programme, the following are funded:

a) thermal rehabilitation works to the envelope: thermal insulation of outer walls of the

block, replacement of the existing outer joinery, including that pertaining to the entrance to

the residential block, thermal insulation of the terrace, thermal insulation of the floor above

the last level where the lattice mast exists, enclosure of balconies and/or loggias with

thermally insulating joinery, including thermal insulation of bulwarks, the thermal insulation

of the floor over the underground.

b) works of thermal rehabilitation to the heating system: repairing/recovery of the

distribution installation between the connection point and the floor over the underground/heat

channel, including its thermal insulation, mounting of thermostatic valves to radiators,

repairing/replacement of boiler and/or burner from the central heating plant of the

block/block section;

c) rehabilitation and upgrading of the heat transfer fluid distribution plant - heating and

hot water for consumption, the common part of the residential block, including mounting of

thermostatic valves in radiators and the insulation of underground pipes/heat duct in order to

reduce heat and mass losses and to increase energy efficiency;

d) works of thermal rehabilitation of the system supplying hot water for consumption;

e) where applicable, the installation of alternative systems for production of energy from

renewable sources - heat solar panels, electricity solar panels, heat pumps and/or biomass

central heating plants, including their purchase.

Depending on the results of the technical expertise and the energy audit conducted on

the block, these works may be supplemented with: repairing of construction elements in the

facade, where there is the danger of falling off and/or affecting the functionality of the

residential block, repairing of the terrace/lattice mast type roof, including the repairing of the

rainfall collector drains from terrace/lattice mast envelope, dismantling of installations and

equipment mounted visibly on the facades/terrace of the residential block, and their

remounting after the intervention works, recovery of interior finishes in the areas of

intervention, repairing/recovery of ventilation channels in flats in order to maintain/achieve

natural ventilation of occupied spaces, development performance of works for reconnecting

the residential block to the centralised heat production and supply system, the individual

energy consumption measurement equipment for heating and for hot water for consumption,

the repairing of protection sidewalks in order to remove infiltrations at the infrastructure of

the residential block, repairing/replacement of the cold water distribution installation and/or

of sewage and/or rainfall collectors in the underground of the residential block up to the

connecting manhole and replacement of the fluorescent and incandescent filament lighting

fixtures in common areas with high energy efficient lighting fixtures and increase lifetime.

For the residential blocks completed in 2017, savings of 9 929 791.64 kWh/year were

recorded (854 toe/year)

The energy savings, as calculated for the period 2011-2017 in residential buildings

included in the National Programme, are presented in Table 16.

Table 16

Calculated energy savings

[kWh/year] [thousand toe/year]

572 859 052 49.26

Source: MDRAP

F. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC

SERVICES

Thermal rehabilitation in buildings held and occupied by the central public

administration

In order to apply Article 5(1) of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency, the

inventory of the buildings with areas above 250 square meters was prepared, including

relevant energy data about them, as referred to in Order No 3466/2013 of MDRAP, published

in Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, No 778/2013 and Order No 263/2015 of MDRAP,

published in Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, No 490/2015.

In order to achieve the 3 % annual renovation rate in this category of buildings, as

calculated with relation to the total useful area of the heated and/or cooled buildings,

which are held and occupied by the central public administration, the following

actions were carried out:

a) The following actions were initiated/completed for 185 buildings, as applicable:

the technical expertise on the resistance structure of buildings;

the preparation of the energy audit, including the preparation and the posting of the

energy performance certificate for inventoried buildings;

the preparation of the energy efficiency plan, with specific objectives and actions on

major renovation/thermal rehabilitation of inventoried buildings and the estimated

energy saving;

b) energy performance increase works were carried out in 162 buildings, consisting in:

replacing the existing exterior joinery with energy efficient joinery;

performing the partial thermal insulation of certain envelope elements of the building;

replacing the incandescent/fluorescent filament lighting fixtures with economic and

highly efficient lighting fixtures;

performing maintenance/repair works to the interior heating installations, including

replacing the central heating plant with high performance units.

c) Complex energy performance increase works were carried out in 50 buildings (major

rehabilitation).

Compared to the energy saving achieved in the period 2015-2016, more specifically 26 051

200kWh/year, in 2017 an additional saving of 10 051 847 kWh/year was achieved (864.45

toe) accounting for the energy efficiency works indicated above.

The annual primary energy saving, as calculated after the performance of specific

energy efficiency increase works, is presented in Table 17.

Table 17

Calculated energy savings

[kWh/year] [thousand toe/year]

36 103 047 3.1

Source: MDRAP

Thermal rehabilitation of public buildings

In order to assess the impact of this measure, ANRE submitted Letter No 3485/16

January 2018 to 100 municipalities with over 20 000 inhabitants, requesting information on

the energy savings achieved after the application of the measure of thermal rehabilitation

of public buildings (exterior insulation, mounting of thermally insulating joinery, upgrading

of heating system).

Until the preparation of this report, 46 municipalities responded to the request of

ANRE, of which a very small number presented values of energy savings from the applied

measures.

Considering also the responsibility of local public administration authorities with

population of more than 5 000 inhabitants to prepare energy efficiency improvement

programmes also including the measure of thermal rehabilitation of public buildings, DEE

reviewed these programmes and the total recorded value was 12 860 toe.

Rehabilitation of public lighting

In order to assess the impact of this measure, ANRE submitted Letter No 3485/16

January 2018 to 100 municipalities with over 20 000 inhabitants, requesting information on

the energy savings achieved after the application of the measure of improving the

efficiency of public lighting

Until the preparation of this report, 46 municipalities responded to the request of

ANRE, of which a very small number presented values of energy savings from the applied

measures.

Considering also the responsibility of local public administration authorities with

population of more than 5 000 inhabitants to prepare energy efficiency improvement

programmes also including the public lighting improvement measure, DEE reviewed these

programmes and the total recorded value was 2 058 toe.

G. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR

Retrofitting of urban public transport

The analysis of 14 EEIP has revealed energy savings of 1 430 toe. The main energy

efficiency measure was the renewal of the fleet of buses, trolleybuses and tramways. Other

measures applied: Purchasing equipment for monitoring tramway routes, retrofitting the

transport network infrastructure and mounting fuel probes and GPS.

Extension of the underground transport in Bucharest

The electrical underground substations and the installations for the ventilation system,

which had 30 years, were further retrofitted. The installations for the ventilation system were

retrofitted in six underground stations and resulted in energy savings of 200 toe. The

replacement of the LED lighting in two underground stations led to energy savings of 100

toe. The electrical underground substations were retrofitted, resulting in energy savings of 1

400 toe. The rolling stock fleet was also retrofitted and 16 underground trains were

purchased, resulting in energy savings of 1 400 toe.

By the implementation of eight measures, energy savings of 4 317 toe were achieved.

Retrofitting of rail transport

The analysis of the EEIPs received from the economic operators in this sector

revealed energy savings of 1 816 toe, which accounts for 20 % of the target of 8 900 toe.

At the National Railway Company (Compania Națională de Căi Ferate C.F.R. SA)

measures were implemented to improve the energy efficiency of rail operation buildings as

per the Energy Efficiency Improvement Plan of CNCF CFR SA for the period 2013-2026,

leading to energy savings of 960 toe/year. Economic exterior lighting systems were deployed

in railway stations and LED signalling units were mounted, leading to energy savings of 10

toe/year. In total, by the implementation of measures to improve energy efficiency, energy

savings of 973 toe/year were achieved.

At CFR Călători SA energy efficiency measures were implemented at:

SRTFC Bucharest - works for retrofitting the lighting installation, leading to savings

of 14 toe;

SRTFC Timisoara - works for retrofitting the heating installation at the service shop

in Arad, the thermal insulation of administrative buildings, leading to savings of 5 toe;

SRTFC Galati - works for retrofitting the central heating plant at the service shop in

Buzau and Tecuci, leading to savings of 2 toe.

By the implementation of these measures, energy savings of 21 toe were achieved.

At SNTF CFR Marfă SA the measures were further implemented to increase the rate

of electrical traction to the detriment of the Diesel traction, with savings of 9.46 toe/million of

gross tons per km, the equivalent of 755.72 toe. Moreover, the burning parameters of central

heating plants were corrected and timer thermostats were mounted, leading to savings of 16

toe. Therefore, the total saving achieved in 2017 was 771.16 toe.

At SC Regiontrans SRL, by the implementation of the measure on equipment with

new TEDOM type engines, a saving of 51 toe was achieved

Retrofitting of waterborne transport

The analysis of the EEIP received from CN Administrația Porturilor Maritime SA

Constanța revealed the implementation of the following types of energy efficiency measures,

with energy savings of 64 toe:

- the optimisation and improvement of efficiency in 21 W interior lighting

installations and the exterior night lighting at the warehouses in Port Constanta

Sud;

- turning the central heating plant from the administrative office in Mangalia,

which operated on M type fuel, to a gas powered plant;

- regulation of the air excess coefficient in the central heating plant.

- retrofitting of five transformer stations in Constanta Port

Navrom SA installed equipment for monitoring the hydrographic and mechanical

parameters on 10 ships, thus achieving a 5 % reduction in the total consumption of these

ships, which means a reduction of the fuel amount by 358 toe.

Retrofitting of air transport

The analysis of the EEIP revealed the implementation of the following types of

energy efficiency measures, with energy savings of 3 731 toe:

- Bucharest airport: rehabilitation of the thermal insulation of ventilation pipes in

terminals, recovery of the thermal/hydro-insulation of buildings on the airport

platform, optimisation of the beaconing lighting and purchase of a new MT 20

kv PIF feeder in Otopeni, with energy savings of 50 toe;

- The Romanian administration of air traffic services, Romatsa, replaced the

thermal insulation for the hot water installation, leading to energy savings of 0.4

toe;

- The Carpatair airline company continued the implementation of the measures

pertaining to the Modernisation Programme, achieving energy savings of 95 toe:

using low power at take-off, lowering the altitude for reduction of traction from

take-off to climb, optimising the centring of the load in relation to the centroid

of the aircraft

- The Blue Air airline company installed Winglet devices on the wings of two

aircrafts, which led to energy savings of 878 toe, purchased 5 new B737-NG

aircrafts, which led to savings of 73.40 toe, and for the deployment of the

internal maintenance programme for the fleet of aircrafts, savings of 2 634 toe

were achieved. Consequently, the total savings achieved in 2017 by the

application of five measures are 10 901 toe - Tarom national airline company

achieved zero energy savings.

H. The National Investment Plan

By Commission Decision C(2012) 4564 final of 6.7.2012 and under Article 10c(5)

of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding the

application to give transitional free allocation for the modernisation of electricity

generation notified by Romania, DG Climate Action of the European Commission

authorised the application of Romania for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas

certificates for electricity producers for the period 2013-2020.

By Commission Decision C(2012) 8776 final of 5.12.2012 on State aid SA.34753

(2012/N) – Romania, regarding the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas

certificates for electricity producers under Article 10(c) of the ETS Directive, DG

Competition of the European Commission informed, in connection with the application of

Romania, that the aid granted under the system of transitional free allocation of greenhouse

has certificates is compatible with the internal market and decided not to raise objections to

the notified measure.

The following objectives were pursued:

Main objective - environmental protection, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions for

producers of electricity based on fossil fuels

Secondary objective - energy efficiency, by retrofitting the sector of polluting

electricity generation.

The transitional derogation allows for a transitional free allocation for the purpose of

retrofitting the production of electricity in the respective country in the period 2013-2020.

In this context, Romania has been entitled to the following, as from December 2012:

a mechanism for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas certificates for 39

polluting electricity producers for the period 2013-2020;

ex post grants for 29 investments authorised by the European Commission, which are

completed after 25 June 2009 for retrofitting the electricity production system in

Romania, designated as the National Investment Plan (NIP).

On grounds of the two EC Decisions and under Article 60(3) of Law No 226/2013

approving GO No 164/2008 amending and supplementing GO No 195/2005 on

environmental protection, GD No 1096/2013 approving the mechanism for transitional free

allocation of greenhouse gas certificates for producers of electricity, for the period 2013-

2020, including the National Investment Plan, was adopted.

In accordance with Article 1 of GEO No 30/2015, ME manages the value of the

greenhouse gas certificates allocated on a transitional free basis, implements the NIP, and

monitors and implements the investments from NIP.

ME has the obligation to prepare annually the NIP Implementation Report and the

report of payments justifying the number of certificates to be issued and the National

Allocation Table of Romania for 2013-2020. After they have been approved by the European

Commission, ME, as an institution responsible for the implementation of the greenhouse gas

certificate trading scheme in Romania, issues the allocated free certificates to the accounts of

operators for each year, paid in accordance with GD No 1096/2013, as subsequently

amended and supplemented.

The operators owning the installations referred to in Annex 1 to GD No 1096/2013

(Annex 1 to the Report) and receiving transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas

certificates in the period 2013-2020 pay the value of these certificates to the NIP account,

which allocates grants for NIP investments to a rate of 25 % in the value of eligible

expenditure under the “first-come, first-served” principle, depending on the order in which

the funding was requested and approved and within the limits of the available funds.

The grants are allocated from the NIP account under a grant contract and ex post

payments are made against supporting documents accompanying the refund applications.

Of the 29 investments included in NIP, based on the approved refund applications and

applying the legal framework in force, four grant contracts have been concluded to date,

namely:

Grant Contract No 1/29.8.2016, with the beneficiary S.C. CE Oltenia S.A. for the

investment ‘Rehabilitation and retrofitting of the lignite powered energy block No 7’-

Electrocentrale Ișalnița Branch

Grant Contract No 2/29.8.2016, with the beneficiary S.C. CE Oltenia S.A. for the

investment ‘Rehabilitation and retrofitting of the lignite powered 330 MW energy

block No 4’- Electrocentrale Rovinari Branch

Grant Contract No 3/14.9.2016, with the beneficiary OMV Petrom SA for the

investment in a combined cycle gas turbine - CECC Brazi

Grant Contract No 4/7.12.2017, with the beneficiary SNGN Romgaz SA for the

investment in a combined cycle gas turbine - Iernut

Two of these investments have been completed to date as per Table 1

- RO-015: The combined cycle gas turbine in Brazi, with OMV Petrom as

beneficiary, started its commercial operation in August 2012 and was

commissioned in 2017. Its electricity production was 2 695 151 MWh;

- RO-025: The rehabilitation and modernisation of the 330 MW lignite

powered block No 4 - CE Rovinari. After retrofitting and refurbishment, the

block was commissioned in 2015 and its commercial operation started in

2017. The electricity production was 2 137 253 MWh.

Table 18

Investment Year Specific

emissions

Reduction of

emissions

Energy

savings

[t CO2/MWh] [t CO2/year] [toe/year]*

RO-015 Combined cycle gas

turbine in Brazi, with OMV

Petrom as beneficiary

2017 0.3590 962 151 230 510

RO-025 Rehabilitation and

retrofitting of the 330 MW

lignite powered energy block

No 4

0.9015 69 870.38 6 667

Total 237 177

Source: Ministry of Energy

*1 MWh = 0.086 toe

6. STATEMENT OF ENERGY AUDITS AND ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM OF

AUTHORISATION OF ENERGY AUDITORS AND CERTIFICATION OF

ENERGY MANAGERS

The work involving the authorisation of energy auditors/certification of energy

managers supports the promotion and development of a system which ensures the availability

of audits capable of harnessing the energy saving potential of the final energy consumer.

The relevant number of energy auditors authorised annually indicates the opening of

the energy services market, providing final energy consumers with the possibility to conduct

the energy audit in accordance with the legal provisions. Through the information on the type

of authorisations and contact details of the persons authorised by ANRE, which are available

on the ANRE website, free and unconditional access is ensured for the interested parties.

At the end of 2017, the following were certified: 441 energy managers, 207 energy

auditors as natural persons, 72 energy auditors as legal persons, of which 19 energy auditors

as PFA, 71 approved energy services providers (of which 20 PFA).

The structure of authorisations/certificates/accreditations for 2017 is set out in Table

19.

Table 19

2017 Total New

certificates/authoris

ations

Extension of

certifications/auth

orisations

Energy managers 116 71 45

Energy auditors as natural persons 68 39 29

Energy auditors as legal persons 15 11 4

Companies providing accredited energy

services

14

14

-

Source: ANRE

6.1 Certificates of energy managers

The certification/authorisation/accreditation work by month, for 2017, is the

following:

Figure 15

The statement of energy manager certificates granted in 2017

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Număr de atestate de manageri energetici

acordate în anul 2017

Number of energy manager certificates

granted in 2017

Număr atestate Number of certificates

Luna/2017 Month/2017

IANUARIE JANUARY

FEBRUARIE FEBRUARY

MARTIE MARCH

APRILIE APRIL

MAI MAY

IUNIE JUNE

IULIE JULY

AUGUST AUGUST

SEPTEMBRIE SEPTEMBER

OCTOMBRIE OCTOBER

NOIEMBRIE NOVEMBER

DECEMBRIE DECEMBER

Figure 16

Statement of extensions of energy manager certificates in 2017

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Număr de prelungiri de atestate de manageri

energetici / 2017

Number of extensions of energy manager

certificates/2017

Număr de prelungiri atestate Number of certified extensions


IANUARIE JANUARY

FEBRUARIE FEBRUARY

MARTIE MARCH

APRILIE APRIL

MAI MAY

IUNIE JUNE

IULIE JULY

AUGUST AUGUST


OCTOMBRIE OCTOBER

NOIEMBRIE NOVEMBER

DECEMBRIE DECEMBER

Figure 17

Statement of approval of companies providing energy services in 2017

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Număr de societăți prestatoare de servicii

energetice agreate/autorizate în anul 2017

Number of companies providing

approved/authorised energy services in 2017

IANUARIE JANUARY

MARTIE MARCH

APRILIE APRIL

MAI MAY

IUNIE JUNE

IULIE JULY

AUGUST AUGUST


NOIEMBRIE NOVEMBER

DECEMBRIE DECEMBER

Figure 18

Statement of certification of energy managers and of approval of companies providing energy

services in 2017

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Atestare manageri energetici și

agreare/autorizare societăți prestatoare de

servicii energetice pentru anul 2017

Certification of energy managers and

approval/authorisation of companies

providing energy services for 2017

Manageri energetici Energy managers

Societăți prestatoare de servicii energetice Companies providing accredited energy

IANUARIE JANUARY

FEBRUARIE FEBRUARY

MARTIE MARCH

APRILIE APRIL

MAI MAY

IUNIE JUNE

IULIE JULY

AUGUST AUGUST


OCTOMBRIE OCTOBER

NOIEMBRIE NOVEMBER

DECEMBRIE DECEMBER

6.2 Authorisation of energy auditors

The work of energy auditors carrying out their activity in the industrial, transport or

services field is regulated by the Regulation for authorising the relevant energy auditors

approved by Decision No 2794/2014 of ANRE, as amended and supplemented by Decision

No 111/2017 of ANRE (Regulation).

In accordance with the Regulation, energy auditors acting as legal persons must

submit the Annual Report on the energy audit work to the Authorising Commission from

ANRE, by 30 January of the year following the analysed year.

Statement of authorisations of energy auditors acting as natural and legal persons in

2017

Figure 19

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Autorizare auditori energetici, persoane fizice

și juridice

Authorisation of energy auditors as natural

and legal persons

Număr autorizații Number of authorisations

Autorizații persoane fizice Authorisations of natural persons

Autorizații persoane juridice Authorisations of legal persons

IANUARIE JANUARY

FEBRUARIE FEBRUARY

MARTIE MARCH

APRILIE APRIL

MAI MAY

IUNIE JUNE

IULIE JULY

AUGUST AUGUST


OCTOMBRIE OCTOBER

NOIEMBRIE NOVEMBER

DECEMBRIE DECEMBER

Figure 20

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Autorizare persoane fizice acordate în anul

2017

Authorisation of natural persons in 2017

Număr de autorizații Number of authorisations


IANUARIE JANUARY

FEBRUARIE FEBRUARY

MARTIE MARCH

APRILIE APRIL

MAI MAY

IUNIE JUNE

IULIE JULY

AUGUST AUGUST


OCTOMBRIE OCTOBER

NOIEMBRIE NOVEMBER

DECEMBRIE DECEMBER

Figure 21

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Autorizare persoane juridice acordate în anul

2017

Authorisation of legal persons in 2017

FEBRUARIE FEBRUARY

APRILIE APRIL

MAI MAY

IULIE JULY

OCTOMBRIE OCTOBER

DECEMBRIE DECEMBER

In 2017, 44 energy auditors acting as legal persons conducted energy audits at 232

economic operators. The reports submitted by them have revealed that over 1 300 energy

efficiency improvement measures were identified, representing estimated energy savings of

145 086 toe/year, with an investment value of approximately RON 1 139 723 thousand.

The same as in previous years, frequently proposed energy efficiency measures were

included in the following categories:

- introduction of variable torque actuation,

- reduction of losses in the compressed air networks,

- compensation of the power factor,

- optimisation of burning in ovens,

- optimisation of operation in installations and technological flows,

- efficiency improvement of lighting in production facilities,

- rehabilitation of heat networks,

- switch to energy efficient engines actuated with variable torque with frequency

convertors

For the period 2010 – 2017, the situation on the preparation of energy audits is the

following:

Table 20

Year Auditors Economic

operators

Number of

energy efficiency

measures

Estimates

energy savings

(toe)

Estimated costs

(thousand RON)

2010 14 72 275 176 200 1 628 212

2011 6 41 103 112 171 128 813

2012 23 198 564 406 652 1 791 466

2013 33 226 701 196 705 663 684

2014 37 349 432 26 790 1 160 678

2015 73 431 1 118 247 611 750 761

2016 70 330 1 286 144 818 2 185 336

2017 72 232 1 341 145 086 1 139 723

Source: ANRE

Figure 22

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Evoluția numărului de autorizații acordate

auditorilir energetici – persoane juridice și a

operatorilir economici care au realizat

audituri energetice în perioada 2010-2017

Trend in the number of authorisations

granted to energy auditors acting as legal

persons and economic operators which

conducted energy audits in the period 2010-

2017

Auditori energetici PJ Energy auditors as legal persons

Operatori economici Economic operators

The decreasing trend in the number of economic operators which prepared energy

audits is maintained in 2017 as well. The explanation lies in the fact that, under Article

9(1)(a) of Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, as subsequently amended and

supplemented, energy audits are conducted regularly, every four years, so operators which

conducted energy audits in 2015 must conduct the next energy audit in 2019, those which

conducted energy audits in 2016 also conduct the next audit in 2020 and so on.

Figure 23

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Periodicitate audituri după anul 2014 Regularity of the audits after 2014

In the period 2015-2017, a steady number of 70 authorisations of energy auditor as

legal persons in the database of ANRE was maintained.

In 2017, a number of 11 new legal persons requested a new authorisation.

The types of energy audits conducted in 2017 and their distribution by activity

segment are presented in the graphs and tables below.

Figure 24

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Tipuri de audituri energetice elaborate în anul

2017

Types of energy audits prepared in 2017

Tipuri de audituri energetice Types of energy audits

Audituri complexe Complex audits

Audituri electroenergetice Electricity audits

Audituri termoenergetice Heat audits

Număr audituri energetice Number of energy audits

This year, economic operators also opted, with a majority, for the preparation of

complex energy audits.

Figure 25

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Economii de energie, estimate, per tipuri de

audituri energetice (t.e.p)

Estimated energy savings by types of energy

audits (toe)





Economii de energie (t.e.p) Energy savings (toe)

According to the estimations of energy auditors, the implementation of the energy

efficiency measures recommended in the framework of complex energy audits could bring

about cumulated energy savings of over 100 000 toe.

Below is a picture of the types of energy audits conducted by authorised natural

persons (PFA) or legal persons (LP), with the indication of estimated energy savings:

Table 21

number of audits estimated energy savings

(toe)

PFA Legal

persons

TOTAL PFA Legal

persons

TOTAL

Heat audits 5 22 27 889.21 22 004.79 22 894.00

Electricity audits 3 52 55 101.04 8 806.57 8 907.61

Complex audits 10 140 150 974.39 112 310.64 113 285.03

TOTAL 18 214 232 1 964.64 143 122.00 145 086.64

Source: ANRE

Figure 26

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Număr de audituri energetice realizate per

sectoare de activitate

Number of energy audits conducted per

activity segment

Număr de audituri energetice Number of energy audits

Învățământ Education

Transporturi Transport

Administrație publică Public administration

Telecomunicații Telecommunications

Agricultură Agriculture

Ind cimentului Cement industry

Construcții Construction

Ind textilă Textile industry

Metalurgie Metallurgy

Prelucrarea lemnului Wood processing

Materiale de construcții Building materials

Chimie Chemistry

Ind energetică Energy industry

Ind alimentară Food industry

Ind prelucrătoare Manufacturing industry

Servicii Services

Sector de activitate Activity segment

The services sector is noteworthy because in 2017, the same as in 2016, the number of

economic operators which complied with Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, as

subsequently amended and supplemented, increased in regard to the conduct of the energy

audit. The energy saving potential in this sector is quite significant if we consider the energy

auditors’ estimates for the recommended energy efficiency measures.

Figure 27

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Economie de energie estimate pentru

măsurile de eficiență energetică recomandate

Energy saving estimated for the energy

efficiency measures recommended in the

în cadrul auditurilor energetice per sectoare

de activitate

framework of energy audits by activity

segment


Servicii Services







Figure 28

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Economii de energie estimate pentru măsurile

de eficiență energetică recomandate în cadrul

auditurilor energetice, per sectoare de

activitate

Energy saving estimated for the energy


framework of energy audits by activity

segment





Chimie Chemistry


Activity segments where energy efficiency measures have been identified, which are

likely to bring about substantial energy savings, i.e. over 10 000 toe, are: the energy industry,

the cement industry and the manufacturing industry. Significant energy savings can also be

achieved in the chemistry industry according to the energy auditors’ estimates.

It is noteworthy that these data are estimates and account for information pertaining to

energy audits conducted by 232 economic operators.

ANRE’s database includes 700 economic operators with annual energy consumption

above 1 000 toe and approximately 600 economic operators recording an annual energy

consumption below 1 000 toe. However part of them are exempted from the preparation of

the energy audit because they implemented an energy and/or environment management

system or are small and medium enterprises.

In accordance with Article 9(1)(a) of Law No 121/2014 on energy efficiency, energy

audit is mandatory for all types of energy consumers and underlies the establishment and

application of energy efficiency measures. The programme of energy efficiency improvement

measures must include the recommendations from the energy audits.

Figure 29

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Costuri pentru implementarea măsurilor de

eficiență energetică recomandate în cadrul

auditurilor energetice, mii lei (estimări)

Costs for the implementation of the energy


framework of energy audits, thousand RON

(estimates)


Ind alimentară Food industry

Metalurgie Metallurgy

Administrația publică Public administration



Construcții Construction

Prelucrarea lemnului Wood processing


Învățământ Education


Costuri (mii lei) Costs (thousand RON)

Figure 30

Source: ANRE

RO EN


eficiență energetică recomandate în cadrul

auditurilor energetice, mii lei (estimări)

Costs for the implementation of the energy


framework of energy audits, thousand RON

(estimates)




Servicii Services


Chimie Chemistry



The data submitted by the energy auditors as legal persons revealed an estimation of

the average specific investment of RON 7 855/toe.

In the energy industry, the costs for the implementation of energy efficiency measures

recommended by energy auditors are very high due to the fact that, in the framework of

energy audits, measures were recommended which involve high financial values for their

implementation, such as:

- Rehabilitation of heat networks

- Purchase of lighting fixtures with LED technology

- Mounting of photovoltaic panels

- Installation of microgeneration units

- Variable torque actuations

Figure 31

Source: ANRE

RO EN


eficiență energetică recomandate, per tipuri

de audituri energetice, mii lei (estimări)

Costs for the implementation of the

recommended energy efficiency measures by

types of energy audits, thousand RON

(estimates)






As for the activity of companies providing energy services approved/authorised to

conclude energy management contracts with economic operators outsourcing such service,

please note that, at the end of 2017, 51 energy services companies (ESC) and 20 authorised

natural persons (PFA) authorised to conclude energy management contracts were recorded in

the database of the Energy Efficiency Department.

In 2017, 9 ESCs were approved until the amended Regulation was published in the

Official Gazette and 5 ESCs were granted an authorisation after it had been amended.

Of the 51 legal persons approved to provide energy management services, 11

companies did not conclude energy management contracts and, of the 22 PFAs, 5 persons did

not conclude energy management contracts.

The number of contracts concluded by the 40 energy services companies and by the

22 PFAs is listed in the table below depending on the period for which the contract was

concluded and the type of services provider, as follows:

Table 22

Total

number of

contracts/

category

Number of contracts concluded depending on the period

for which the contract was concluded

1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years Unlimited

ESCs in the

industry 206 153 20 14 10 2 7

PFAs in the

industry 101 72 4 2 - - 23

Total contracts

concluded in the

industrial sector

307 225 24 16 10 2 30

ESCs for

localities 8 6 2 - - - -

PFAs for

localities 3 1 - 2 - - -

Total contracts

concluded for

localities

11 7 2 2 - - -

Total energy

management

contracts

concluded

318 232 26 18 10 2 30

7. ACHIEVEMENT OF EU TARGETS

The progress recorded in the achievement of the national energy efficiency target

of reducing primary energy consumption by 19 % until 2020

The national indicative energy efficiency target is based on the primary energy

consumption.

Romania established as national indicative energy efficiency target for 2020 to save

10 million toe of primary energy, which represents a 19 % reduction in the forecasted

primary energy consumption (52.99 million toe) in the PRIMES 2007 model for the

realistic scenario.

Achieving this target implies that in 2020 primary energy consumption will be 42.99

million toe, while total energy consumption will be 30.32 million toe.

The 2017 National Reform Programme (2017 NRP) is the framework platform for

defining the development priorities to guide the evolution of Romania until 2020, in order to

reach the Europa 2020 Strategy objectives, and for defining structural reforms to respond to

the challenges identified by COM for Romania.

The annual report for monitoring the implementation of the National Energy

Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) - 2017 was prepared on the basis of the reports received

from the institutions involved in the implementation of Law No 121/2014 on energy

efficiency, in accordance with Article 8.8.

The Eurostat data presented in Figure 32 is published for up to 2016, and the

forecasted values for 2025 and 2030 are published in the EU Reference Scenario 2016.

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/data-analysis/energy-modelling

Figure 32

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Ținta națională de eficiență energetică National energy efficiency target

Mii tep Thousand toe

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/data-analysis/energy-modelling

Date Eurostat Eurostat data

PRIMES 2007 PRIMES 2007

Scenariu RO RO scenario

Progress recorded in the promotion of electricity from energy renewable sources

Legislative developments in regard to promoting the production of electricity from

renewable sources; data provided by the Energy Efficiency Department of ANRE (General

Directorate for Energy Efficiency, Renewable Sources, Cogeneration and Heat)

The promotion of production of electricity from renewable energy sources (E-RES) is

a stringent necessity of the current period at EU level, which is justified by: environmental

protection, increase of energy independence from imports by diversification of energy supply

sources, and by economic and social cohesion reasons. Consequently, considering the

relatively high level of the investment costs for the production of E-RES, all the European

states established E-RES support systems.

In this context, by GD No 1892/2004 establishing the system for promoting the

production of electricity from renewable energy sources, the system of promotion through

green certificates was established in Romania. This system is focused on competitive market

mechanisms, namely the system of mandatory quotas combined with the trading of green

certificates (GC).

The established promotion system was amended by Law No 220/2008 establishing

the system for promoting the production of energy from renewable energy sources, as

republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented, hereafter referred to as Law,

which proposed to make the system more attractive for investors by introducing new

facilities, among which the allocation of a larger number of green certificates, under a

differentiated system, depending on the type of E-RES production technology.

The system of promotion by GCs established under the law was authorised by the

European Commission by Decision C(2011) 4938 on State aid SA 33134 (2011/N) for

Romania - Green certificates for promoting electricity from renewable sources.

In the application of the primary law on the promotion of electricity produced from

energy renewable sources, which has gone through numerous amendments and supplements

in time (GD No 1892/2004 was amended and supplemented by GD No 958/2006, and

Law No 220/2008 was amended and supplemented by Government Order No 29/2010,

Law No 139/2010, GEO No 88/2011, Law No 134/2012, GEO No 57/2013, Law No

23/2014, Law No 122/2015 and GEO No 24/2017), ANRE prepared and subsequently

amended and supplemented, whenever required, the relevant legislative framework.

In 2012, the Parliament of Romania adopted Law No 134/2012 approving GEO No

88/2011, which amended the system of promotion through GCs.

For the purposes of this law, ANRE issued Order No 37/2012 amending and

supplementing the Regulation for accreditation of producers of electricity from energy

renewable sources for the application of the system of promotion through green

certificates, as approved by Order No 42/2011 of ANRE.

Subsequently, GEO No 57/2013 brought new amendments to the system of

promotion through green certificates established under the law.

In the same 2013, the Methodology for monitoring the system of promoting

energy from energy renewable sources through green certificates was amended under

Order No 17/2013 of ANRE.

In March 2014, Law No 23/2014 approving GEO No 57/2013 amending and

supplementing Law No 220/2008 establishing the system for promoting the production

of energy from renewable energy sources was published in Official Gazette of Romania No

184/14.3.2014.

The amendments brought by the system of promotion through Law No 134/2012,

GEO No 57/2013 and Law No 23/2014 were authorised by the European Commission

under Decision C(2015) 2886 of 4.5.2015.

In June 2015, Law No 122/2015 approving certain measures for promoting the

production of electricity from renewable energy sources, and amending and

supplementing certain administrative acts was published in Official Gazette of Romania

No 387/3.6.2015.

In the period January-March 2017, the following rules were issued:

Order No 8/2017 of ANRE approving the limit values for trading green certificates

and the value of an unpurchased green certificate;

Order No 11/2017 of ANRE establishing the mandatory quota of green certificates to

be purchased for 2016;

Order No 26/2017 of ANRE repealing Articles 1 and 2(b) of Order No 8/2017 of the

President of the National Energy Regulatory Authority approving the limit values for

trading green certificates and the value of an unpurchased green certificate;


certificates to be purchased for April-December 2017.

As from 1 April 2017, in order to ensure a balance between the producers of

electricity from renewable energy sources and final consumers, in the context of providing

further support to production of energy from renewable energy sources so as to maintain the

national target of 24 %, GEO No 24/2017 amending and supplementing Law No 220/2008

establishing the system for promoting the production of energy from renewable energy

sources and amending certain legislative acts was adopted.

GEO No 24/2017 introduced new amendments to the system of promotion through

green certificates established under the law and, for its application, ANRE issued the

following rules:

Order No 77/2017 of ANRE approving the Regulation on the organisation and

functioning of the green certificates market;

Order No 78/2017 of ANRE approving the Methodology for establishing the annual

static quantity of green certificates and the annual mandatory quotas of green

certificates to be purchased;

Order No 79/2017 of ANRE amending and supplementing the Regulation on the

issuing of green certificates, as approved by Order No 4/2015 of the National Energy

Regulatory Authority;


certificates to be purchased for 2018;

Order No 127/2017 of ANRE amending Order No 77/2017 of the President of ANRE

approving the Regulation on the organisation and functioning of the green certificate

market.

In regard to compliance with the EU requirements on the certification of the E-RES

origin, the Regulation for certifying the origin of the electricity produced from renewable

energy sources was promoted, on grounds of which ANRE issued the Procedure for

supervising the issue of guarantees of origin for the electricity produced from renewable

energy sources, as approved by Order No 23/2004 of ANRE. Consequently, ANRE set up

the Single Register of Guarantees of Origin and, in the period 2005-2010, on a half-yearly

basis, it issued guarantees of origin for the electricity produced from renewable energy

sources, permanently updating the data in this register.

Following the amendment of the relevant European law, by promoting Directive

2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the

promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently

repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC, the rules on the certification of origin of

the electricity produced from renewable energy sources needed to be reconsidered and the

Regulation for issuing and tracking guarantees of origin for the electricity produced

from renewable energy sources, as approved by GD No 1232/2011 (Regulation) was

approved.

The system of certification of the E-RES origin proposes to enhance transparency

towards the client by differentiating between the electricity produced from renewable energy

sources and the electricity produced from conventional sources, and is materialised in the

allocation of certificates of origin to E-RES producers.

The regulation establishes the framework for the organisation and functioning of the

system of guarantees of origin for the production of electricity from renewable energy

sources in order to prove that electricity or a rate in it, which is supplied to a final consumer

by its supplier, is produced from renewable energy sources.

The guarantees of origin issued on grounds of this regulation are used by the

electricity supplier, at the request of a final consumer, to ascertain the accuracy of the

information included on the electricity label.

In order to enforce the provisions of GD No 1232/2011, ANRE deployed the web

application for the issue and tracking of guarantees of origin on a secured website developed

specifically for this purpose. With the development of the application, as from February 2013,

a new single register of guarantees of origin became operational in an electronic format,

including information on the guarantees of origin issued, transferred or withdrawn.

At the same time, ANRE monitors the situation of guarantees of origin for the

electricity produced from renewable energy sources, and the outputs are included in an annual

report published on the ANRE website by 31 March of each calendar year. As from 2013, the

Reports on the monitoring of guarantees of origin for the electricity produced from renewable

energy sources and supplied to the electricity networks are found on the website of ANRE.

Monitoring of the system for promoting electricity from renewable energy sources

through green certificates

By the annual monitoring of the system for promoting electricity from renewable energy

sources through green certificates, ANRE aims at:

evaluating the functionality of the support scheme through green certificates and its

efficacy in reaching the national targets set under the law in regard to the E-RES share

in the gross final consumption of energy;

assessing the efficiency of the GC support scheme with reference to the required

financial effort;

establishing whether, following the application of the green certificate support

scheme, the E-RES production is overcompensated;

evaluating the functioning of the green certificates market under conditions of

transparency and non-discrimination, in accordance with the legal provisions;

Results from the functioning of the system for promoting electricity from renewable

energy sources through green certificates

The system for promoting electricity from renewable energy sources through green

certificates has been operational since 2005.

Below is the trend of the main indicators in this sector for the period 2005-2017;

The trend in the installed power capacity in power plants which benefitted from the system

of promotion of E-RES and electricity produced in these plants for the period 2015-2017 is

shown in Figure 33.

Figure 33

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Capacități instalate în centrale electrice care

au beneficiat de sistemul de promovare a E-

SRE [MW]

The installed capacity of power plants which

benefitted from the E-RES promotion system

[MW]

Producția de E-SRE care a beneficiat de

sistemul de promovare a [GWh]

The E-RES production benefitting from the

E-RES promotion system [GWh]

Note 1: The values of the installed capacities of power plants which benefitted from

the E-RES promotion system pertain to each calendar year end

As from the date of entry into force of GEO No 24/2017, ANRE has calculated the

annual static amount of green certificates, which represents the total quantity of green

certificates estimated to be issued by the end date of the support scheme in 2031 and the

quantity of green certificates deferred from trading in the period 2013-2024, divided by the

number of years remained until the expiry of the period of application of the system of

promotion through green certificates.

The mandatory quota for green certificates purchase for 2017 was:

- for the period January-March 2017 at the value of: 0.210 GC/MWh

- for the period April-December 2017 at the value of: 0.357 GC/MWh

The trend in the annual mandatory quotas of GCs and in the quotas of purchased GCs

achieved by economic operators obliged to purchase green certificates, in the period 2015-

2017, is shown in Figure 34.

Figure 34

Source: ANRE

RO EN

Evoluția cotelor anuale obligatorii de CV și a

cotelor realizate de achiziție de CV

The trend in the annual mandatory quotas of

GCs and in the quotas of purchased GCs

achieved

Cote anuale obligatorii de CV Annual mandatory quotas of GCs

Cota perioada ianuarie-martie The quota for January-March

Cote anuale realizate de CV Annual quotas of GCs

2015* - 0.278 corresponds to exempted electricity consumption of approximately 3.45 TWh



The annual trend in the number of GCs issued upon the application of the E-RES

promotion system to this date is shown in Figure 35.

Figure 35

Source: ANRE

*the value of the biomass also includes high-efficiency cogeneration

RO EN

Hidro Hydro

Eolian Wind

Biomasa Biomass

Solara Solar

Cogenerare înaltă eficiență High-efficiency cogeneration

The trend in the impact of the application of the E-RES promotion system on the electricity

price at the final consumer, for the period 2005-2017, is shown in Figure 36.

Figure 36

Source: ANRE

RO EN

2015 – impactul ține seama de un consum

exceptat în anul 2015 de cca 3,45TWh

2015 – the impact takes into account an

exempted consumption of approximately

3.45 TWh in 2015





6.85 TWh in 2015





7.208 TWh in 2015

The trend in the achievement of the E-RES national target in the gross final consumption

of energy for Romania in the period 2005-2017 is shown in Figure 37.

Figure 37

Source: ANRE

*estimated value

RO EN

Ponderea E-SRE în consumul final brut de

energie electrică

Share of E-RES in the gross final

consumption of energy

Gradul de îndeplinire a țintei naționale de

energie electrică

The level of achievement of the national

electricity target

In accordance with the Methodology for monitoring the system of promotion of

energy from renewable energy sources through green certificates, ANRE assesses the

statement of costs and revenues of producers of electricity from renewable energy sources

which benefit from the system of promotion through green certificates based on the data

submitted by the accredited producers.

The submitted data is processed as per the model calculation used in the notification

of the support scheme authorised by Commission Decision C(2011) 4938 of 13.7.2011: State

aid SA 33134 – Romania – “Green certificates for promoting electricity from renewable

sources”.

The system of promotion through green certificates, as established under the law, is

applicable to producers for the electricity produced from renewable energy sources, including

for the electricity produced in the test period, under the accreditation decision issued by

ANRE for commissioning and refurbishment of units/plants taking place until the end of

2016.

The results of the overcompensation analysis, which is carried out in the analysis year,

are included in a report to be published on the ANRE website by 31 March of each calendar

year.

The cost-benefit analysis, with the update for the 2017 analysis year at an aggregated

level for each category of E-RES production technology, taking into account the indicators

resulting from the mean value of costs and according to the capacities planned to be

commissioned, has identified no risk of overcompensation in the installed capacities.

The results of the overcompensation analysis for the 2017 analysis year are published

on the website of ANRE.

8. ANALYSIS OF THE TREND IN THE PATTERN OF CONSUMPTION OF

ELECTRICITY AT FINAL CONSUMERS

As regards the analysis of the trend in the structure of the electricity consumption at

final clients, as calculated on the basis of the data processed by ANRE, the data presented in

the attached table reveals the following:

the final electricity consumption recorded in 2016 increased by 1.3 % compared to the

level recorded in the previous year;

household consumption increased by 0.4 % in 2016, compared to 2015, but this rate

was maintained in the consumption structure;

consumption at non-household clients who changed their supplier compared to 2015

increased by approximately 3.8 % and the consumption rate increased in the final

consumption;

consumption of non-household clients supplied as a universal service and in a last resort

manner decreased by approximately 30.3 % in 2016, compared to 2015, and the consumption

rate in the final consumption also decreased.

Table 23

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

GWh % GWh % GWh % GWh % GWh % GWh % GWh % GWh % GWh %

Consumers supplied under a

regulated regime*

23

416

51

%

23

046

55

%

21

365

49

%

20

289

44

%

20

779

45

%

18

966

43

%

15

213

34

%

14

128

31

%

13

533

29

%

Household 10

376

23

%

10

990

26

%

11

246

26

%

11

590

25

%

11

987

26

%

11

670

27

%

11

626

26

%

12

005

26

%

12

054

26

%

Non-household 13

040

28

%

12

057

29

%

10

119

23

%

8 699 19

%

8 792 19

%

7 296 17

%

3 587 8 % 2 123 5 % 1 479 3 %

Consumers supplied under a

competitive regime

22

414

49

%

18

536

45

%

22

075

51

%

25

525

56

%

25

105

55

%

24

805

57

%

29

235

66

%

32

128

69

%

33

344

71

%

Household 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 %

Non-household 22

414

49

%

18

536

45

%

22

075

51

%

25

525

56

%

25

105

55

%

24

805

57

%

29

235

66

%

32

128

69

%

33

344

71

%

Total final consumption 45

830

100

%

41

583

100

%

43

440

100

%

45

814

100

%

45

884

100

%

43

771

100

%

44

448

100

%

46

256

100

%

46

877

100

%

*Note 1: the regulated segment also includes electricity supplied to final clients at CMC

tariffs for 2012 and 2013

*Note 2: the regulated segment also includes electricity supplied to final clients as a

universal service and last resort regime for 2014, 2015 and 2016

Source: Suppliers’ monthly reports - processed by ANRE

9. DEGREE OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

Table 24

No 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

% % % % % % %

1 Total (including energy

products obtained and

consumed in the

population’s households)

78.8 77 77.7 81.7 83.4 82.9 78.4

2 Coal (including coke) 85.4 81.8 84 81.9 77.8 80.4 80.3

3 Crude Oil 41.5 42.8 43.9 43.4 38.2 37.6 33.1

4 Natural gas (excluding

gasoline and ethane from

the extraction units

included in the crude oil

section)

79.9 78 80.3 87.8 93.6 98.4 86.4

Source: Statistical Directory for 2016

10. ENERGY POVERTY

Energy poverty is a major challenge within the EU and it originates in the low income

and the energetically inefficient households.

In this respect, the European Commission included the interests of vulnerable

consumers and in energy poverty in the new European law prepared in the framework of the

targets under Europa 2030 and Energy Union.

One of the core objectives of the Europa 2020 strategy is to reduce the number of

persons exposed to the risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU.

According to Eurostat, 23 % of the European citizens were exposed to the risk of

poverty in 2016, i.e. 117.5 million persons.

Figure 38

Source: EUROSTAT

According to the Eurostat data for 2016, as presented in Figure 38 at country level, the

countries where inhabitants are the least exposed to social exclusion are the Czech Republic

(13.3 %), Finland (16.6 %) and Denmark (16.7 %). At the opposite end are Bulgaria (40.4

%), Romania (38.8 %) and Greece (35.6 %).

As regards the aim to reduce the number of people at risk of poverty or social

exclusion, which is expressed in absolute number of people: 580 000, in the Country Report

of Romania for 2018 – SWD(2018) 221 final, the following is noted:

“The national target of 580 000 people is already considered reached. In absolute terms, the

number of people lifted out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion since 2008 is 1 420 000

(2016). The population taken out of poverty or social exclusion was however higher in 2015

(1 680 000) as compared to 2016.”

The package of legislative measures Clean Energy for All Europeans establishes a

new approach to the protection of vulnerable consumers, which also includes supporting

Member States in their reduction of energy costs for consumers by supporting energy

efficiency investments. The energy efficiency proposals of the Commission request from

Member States to take into account energy poverty, providing that part of the energy

efficiency measures be implemented as a priority for the households affected by energy

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poverty and for social housing. Their long-term strategies for renovation of buildings should

also contribute to the reduction of energy poverty.

The “Clean Energy for All Europeans” legislative proposals will reduce the

energy poverty by increasing the affordability of expenses incurred by household

consumers. The population health may be improved by rehabilitating buildings with modern

low NOx emission heating systems and properly heated households have reduced humidity.

European energy consumers will have better options for energy suppliers, for access

to reliable tools for energy price comparisons, and the possibility to produce their own

electricity and sell it. Enhanced transparency and better regulation signify higher

involvement on the part of the civil society in the energy sector as a response to price

signals. The European legislative package also includes certain measures meant to

protect the most vulnerable consumers of energy. Only a few EU Member States have

national law including the concept of energy poverty and there is no consensus on the

legal definition of the term.

Member States are obliged to measure and to monitor energy poverty and to

submit reports to the European Commission every two years, and the Commission will

enable the good practice exchange by setting up the Energy Poverty Observatory. In this

respect, under the Energy Poverty Observatory project, the EU Energy Poverty Observatory

platform was launched in Brussels on 29 January 2018, a portal dedicated to energy poverty

intended to be an aggregator of statistical information meant to encompass the multiform

reality of this concept.

For buildings – a sector which accounts for 40 % of the European energy

consumption, through the revision of the Directive on the energy performance of buildings,

the European Commission fosters the deployment of innovative and smart technologies in

buildings; at the same time, Article 4 of the Energy Efficiency Directive was inserted in

the revised version of the Directive on the energy performance of buildings, which also

includes additional measures on energy poverty. At European level, two thirds of the

buildings were built before the construction standards have been prepared and the renovation

rate is approximately 1 %.

In the annual activity reports of ANRE and in the national reports submitted to the

Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and to the European Commission

with a view to fulfilling the reporting obligations provided under Directive 2009/72/EC and

Directive 2009/73/EC, ANRE mentioned the following: “In order to mitigate the negative

impact of the process of elimination of regulated tariffs/prices on the consumers, a series of

protection measures for consumers were proposed in the memorandum approved by the

Government with regard to the calendar of gradual removal of regulated tariffs/prices, among

which: identification of vulnerable consumers, provision of direct subsidies to these

consumers, an increase on the part of suppliers in their consumer awareness-raising actions

regarding the market liberalization process, the review of the provisions on the supplier

change. Law No 123/2012 on electricity and natural gas defines “the vulnerable client”

as the final client belonging to a category of household clients who, on grounds of age,

health or low income, are at risk of social marginalisation, and who, in order to prevent

such risk, benefit from social protection measures, including financial measures. Social

protection measures and the eligibility criteria for them shall be established under legislative

acts. Vulnerable clients shall be the main beneficiaries of the social aid envisaged in the

process of gradual relinquishment of regulated prices/tariffs.”

Law No 196/2016 on the minimum inclusion income, as published in Official

Gazette of Romania, Part I, No 882 of 3 November 2016, will repeal Government Emergency

Order No 70/2011 on social protection measures in the cold season, as subsequently amended

and supplemented. For the purposes of this law, the vulnerable consumer is defined as “the

household client, as a single person or the family which cannot cover, from their own

budget, the full heating costs for the household and the income of which is within the

limits set under this law”.

Law No 196/2016 defines energy poverty as the vulnerable consumer’s

impossibility to provide for their minimal energy needs for the optimal heating of the

household during the cold season.

In accordance with GEO No 82/8.11.2017, as published in Official Gazette No

902/16.11.2017, Law No 196/2016 on the minimum inclusion income will enter into force

on 1.4.2019.

ANRE, through the Energy Efficiency Department, took over the annual

presidency and the Secretariat of the EnR Association - the Association of national

energy efficiency agencies in Europe from 23 February 2017 to 22 February 2018, with a

view to coordinating the EnR activities at European level, including developing the topic

proposed with regard to energy poverty at European and national level.

In the period February 2017-February 2018, ANRE coordinated information and

good practices exchange in the field of energy efficiency with a view to developing the

proposed topic regarding energy poverty at European and national level, in the framework

of the new European law prepared in accordance with the strategies of Europa 2030 and

Energy Union - Clean Energy for All Europeans. At the same time, at the EnR events

organised by ANRE/DEE in 2017 and 2018 participated representatives of the Energy

Efficiency Agencies from Member States, and experts from CNR-CME, the Romanian

Energy Centre, the Democracy Study Centre etc.

The energy poverty topic proposed by ANRE/DEE for the period of its 2017 EnR

Presidency was extremely well received at national and European level and the European

peers contributed with national good practices in order to strengthen the EnR position

document on energy poverty at European level and to ensure the continuity of this topic by

the 2018 EnR Presidency - ENEA Italy, with a view to approving the Clean Energy Package

in 2018.

About the EnR Association - the Association of national energy efficiency agencies in

Europe:

ANRE is a member of the EnR Association - the Association of national energy

efficiency agencies in Europe, which comprises 24 European energy agencies responsible for

the preparation, implementation or review of national research, development or dissemination

programmes in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy and climate changes, with

the purpose of strengthening cooperation between member agencies and other European

stakeholders with regard to all the relevant aspects for sustainable energy.

Two meetings are organised annually, i.e. EnR Full and Regular Meeting and EnR

Regular Meeting, with the attendance of all the members, where the internal issues of

the EnR Association are raised and activity reports of working groups are presented.

An important EnR event, which is organised annually, is Thinking Group Meeting,

therein participating the managing staff of the national energy agencies in Europe.

Information is mainly exchanged through the eight working groups and it is also open

to other relevant third party organisations wishing to become members of EnR. Also,

in addition to their role in the dissemination of information, working groups serve as

forums for the preparation and implementation of joint projects under the programmes

funded by the European Union, such as the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European

Commission.

The eight working groups of the EnR Association are:

The Behaviour Change Working Group

the Buildings Working Group

the Energy Efficiency Working Group

the Working Group on Industry

the Labelling and Ecodesign Working Group

the Monitoring Tools Working Group

the Renewable Energy Working Group

the Transport Working Group

In the context of the national energy targets regarding the energy efficiency increase, ANRE

fosters, through the Energy Efficiency Department, a constructive dialogue with all the

stakeholders in order to include the interests of vulnerable consumers and in energy poverty

in the revised European and national energy and energy efficiency legislative framework.

11. CONCLUSIONS

1. As regard the progress recorded in the achievement of the national objectives in the

Europa 2020 Strategy, according to the Country Report Romania 2018 - SWD(2018)

221 final, published by the European Commission on 7 March 2018, Romania “is

performing well in the areas of employment rates, national greenhouse gas emission,

renewable energy, energy efficiency and tertiary education”.

In regard to the 2020 energy efficiency objectives, namely: 43 Mtoe (primary energy

consumption); 30.3 Mtoe (final energy consumption), the European report indicates the

following: “ESI Funds should further contribute to meeting this target but the preparation

and implementation of energy efficiency projects are significantly delayed.”

2. In regard to the target of Romania for 2020 to achieve 24 % of energy from

renewable sources in the consumption pattern, this value was exceeded at the end of

2016, i.e. reaching 25 %.

Country Report Romania 2018 – SWD(2018) 221 final indicates the following: “With

24.8 % renewable energy share in gross final consumption, Romania is well on track and

even above in attaining its renewable energy target for

2020. Emergency Ordinance No 24/2017 was adopted on 30 March 2017, approving the

amendments to the renewable energy support scheme. This provides support to promoting

renewable energy in a sustainable manner while ensuring a reasonable consumer impact. This

approach brings the much needed stability and predictability to the Romanian renewable

energy sector.”

Figure 39

Source: Country Report Romania 2018 – SWD(2018) 221 final

Table 25

Table C.6: Green growth

Green growth performance 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Macroeconomic

Energy intensity kgoe/€ 0.29 0.27 0.24 0.23 0.23 0.21

Carbon intensity kg/€ 0.99 0.96 0.86 0.83 0.81 -

Resource intensity (reciprocal of resource

productivity) kg/€ 3.51 3.37 3.28 3.25 3.31 3.20

Waste intensity kg/€ - 1.92 - 1.27 - -

Energy balance of trade % GDP -2.7 -3.0 -1.9 -1.4 -0.9 -0.9

Weighting of energy in HICP % 17.77 12.32 12.45 12.21 1225 11.94

Difference between energy price change and

inflation % 1.0 1.3 5.0 0.1 2.8 -1.0

Real unit of energy cost of value

added 24.9 25.6 23.6 22.6 - -

Ratio of environmental taxes to labour taxes ratio 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.22 0.24 -

Environmental taxes % GDP 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.3

Sectoral

Industry energy intensity kgoe/€ 0.18 0.20 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.15

Real unit energy cost for manufacturing industry

excl. refining

% of

value

added

21.0 22.7 21.7 21.4 - -

Share of energy-intensive industries in the

economy % GDP 13.67 11.79 11.59 12.20 12.56 12.77

Electricity prices for medium-sized industrial users €/kWh 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.08

Gas prices for medium-sized industrial users €/kWh 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03

Public R&D for energy % GDP 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02

Public R&D for environmental protection % GDP 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.02

Municipal waste recycling rate % 11.7 14.8 13.2 13.1 13.2 35.3

Share of GHG emissions covered by ETS* % 47.0 44.6 38.0 38.2 37.7

Transport energy intensity kgoe/€ 0.77 0.58 0.55 0.60 0.53 0.47

Transport carbon intensity kg/e 2.07 1.63 1.55 1.70 1.50 -

Security of energy supply

Energy import dependency % 21.6 22.7 18.5 17.1 17.1 22.3

Aggregated supplier concentration index HHI 16.7 12.4 12.8 14.2 17.8 -

Diversification of energy mix HHI 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23

Source: Country Report Romania 2018 – SWD(2018) 221 final

3. Final energy consumption increased by 1.8 % in 2016 compared to the previous year

considering an increase in energy efficiency in the final consumption sectors.

Thus:

- Final consumption in the industry dropped by 3.4 %, whereas the gross value added

(GVA) increased by 6.6 %.

- Final consumption in services increased by 2.5 %, but GVA increased by 4.7 %

- Household consumption was higher by (only) 0.4 %;

- Energy consumption in transport increased by 8.1 % due to an increase in the

amount of activities performed; thus, the amount of transported goods increased by

13.7 % compared the previous year.

4. An extremely sensitive issue of SACET (centralised heat supply system) and the metering

degree at condominium level. Since 1990, their number has constantly increased: in 2014, a

number of 70 SACETs were operational and in 2015 six were closed down, and at the end of

2016 and the beginning of 2017 61 SACETs were operational.

The main causes for this situation is the absence of a coherent central and local policy

and strategy regarding heat supply in localities, and the absence of State funding for the

rehabilitation of SACETs.

Another important issue in this sector is the low rate of individual metering at

apartment level or in spaces with other purposes in condominiums.

Until the date of this report, 24 operators responded to a request from ANRE

addressed to heat supply operators in March 2017, declaring the metering rate at

condominium level (ranging from 0 %, as declared by Transgex Beius, to 100 %, as

declared by Ecoterm SA Făgăraș), and, after all the information has been received, it will

be consolidated and a final assessment made.

The poor situation on the metering and sub-metering rate at condominium and

apartment level was also noted by the European Commission in its letter EU Pilot ref.

EUP(2017)9193, where it states that, in Romania, this metering rate is below 50 %

considering that the deadline for conclusion of the metering action at country level was 31

December 2016.

Paradoxically, although rules are in place providing for the obligation to introduce

metering and sub-metering (Law No 51 of 8 March 2006 on public utility community

services, as republished, as subsequently amended and supplemented) and the application of

penalties for those who do not apply the legal provisions, no significant progress has been

recorded in the individual metering action.

The reasons are multiple, from the mistrust of citizens in the introduction of heating

and hot water exchange devices to the fact that the responsibilities for the application of the

law are divided among a large number of institutions and, therefore, there is no actual control

over compliance with the metering obligation.

5. At the end of 2017, the following were certified: 441 energy managers, 207 energy auditors

as natural persons, 72 energy auditors as legal persons, of which 19 energy auditors as PFA,

71 approved energy services providers (of which 20 PFA).

6. The development on the energy services market is slow, in particular regarding the ESCO

type energy services companies. The main obstacles identified in the implementation of

energy performance contracts are:

the need to amend the procurement procedure in SEAP

energy efficiency contracts are likely to affect the level of public debt

the law is unclear in regard to the legal regime and the ownership of goods.

A positive signal is the fact that ESCOROM and ARPEE have become national

administrators of the Code of Conduct, which could constitute, if the issues related to the

performance contracts are to be clarified in the forthcoming period, an essential factor in the

creation of a pole for the development of ESCO type energy services companies.

7. For a number of NEEAP components, the assessment of the energy savings is difficult

because there is no data reported in this respect; therefore, studies are required and a whole

process of data collection needs to be implemented to allow for a reasonable indirect

estimation of the energy savings.

8. Considering that the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP IV) was submitted

to the European Commission in December 2017, we consider that the 2017 energy savings

took into account the targets included in NEEAP III, the Government Decision approving the

NEEAP IV still pending endorsement at inter-ministerial level.

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