Secondary laws

In Romania, the electricity distribution market shall be regulated by the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE).

Below you may find the orders and decisions making up the secondary laws.

A. NETWORK CONNECTION

  1. Regulation regarding the connection of consumers
    • Order 59/2013 - for approval of the Regulation regarding the connection of consumers to the public electricity networks. As subsequently amended by the Order 63/ 2014. As subsequently amended by the Order 111/ 2018. As subsequently amended by the Order 15/2019
    • Order No. 16 from March 10, 2021, for approving the Procedure regarding the connection of consumers to the public electricity networks of the places of  consumption and production owned by the prosumers who possess power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources having an installed power of maximum of 100 kW per consumption place
  2. Regulation regarding the establishment of the connection solutions
    • Order 102/2015 for approval of the Regulation regarding the establishment of solutions for the connection of consumers to the public interest electricity networks
  3. Site approval notice
    • Order 25/2016 for approval of the Methodology for issuing site approval notices by network operators
  4. Technical connection approval
    • Order 74/2014 for approval of the framework-content of the technical connection approval
  5. Connection fee
    • Order 11/2014 for approval of the Methodology for determining the fees for the consumers’ connection to the public electricity networks. As subsequently amended by the Order 87/2014. Appendix no. 1, as subsequently amended by the Order 113/2018
      • Specific tariffs and indices applied to determine the connection fees
    • Order no. 141/2014 for approval of the specific fees and indices used in setting the fees for connecting the consumers to the public electricity networks. As subsequently amended by the Order 113/2018
      • Fees for the issuance and updating of the technical connection approvals, of the connection certificates and of the site approval notices.
    • Order 61/2014 - for approval of the Methodology on the establishment of the fees for the issuance and updating of the technical connection approvals, of the connection certificates and of the site approval notices. As subsequently amended by the Order 62/2017
    • Order 114/2014 for approval of the fees for the issuance and updating of the technical connection approvals, of the connection certificates and of the site approval notices. As subsequently amended by the Order 63/2017
  6. Connection Contract
    • Order 11/2015 for approval of the framework agreement for connection of consumers to the public interest electricity networks
    • Order 95/2018 - for approval of the mandatory provisions included in the services agreements in order to perform the connection works to the public interest electricity networks. As subsequently amended by the Order 185/2018
  7. Turning under power during the test period
    • Order no. 74/2013 The procedure of powering for the test period and the certification of the technical compliance of wind and PV power stations. As subsequently amended by Order 59/2014Amended by Order 51/2019.
  8. Connection Certificate
    • Order 5/2014 for approval of the framework content of the connection certificates
  9. Technical rules regarding the technical connection requirements
    • Order 208/2018 for approval of the Technical rule regarding the requirements of technical connection to the public interest electricity networks for generator modules, power plants made up of generator modules and power plants made up of offshore generator modules (located offshore)
    • Order 228/2018 approving the Technical norm “Technical conditions for connection to the public interest electricity networks of prosumers injecting active power into the network.
    • Order 191/2018 approving the Procedure regarding the granting of derogations of the power-generating facilities from the obligation to fulfill one or more of the requirements of the technical connection norm
    • ANRE Order 30/2013 - Technical conditions for connection to the public interest electricity networks for PV power stations – as amended by Order 74/2013
    • Order 51 /2009 - Technical conditions for connection to the public interest electricity networks for power generated by wind farms-Technical norm as amended by Order 29/2013 Art. 2 of appendix repealed by Order 208/2018
    • Order 36/2019 - approving the Methodology for the assessment of the terms of funding the investments for the electrification of localities or the extension of the electricity distribution networks
  10. Procedures regarding the connection to the electricity networks
  • Order No. 17 from March 10, 2021, for approving the Procedure regarding the connection to the public electricity networks of the consumer places owned by non-household end-users through network installations with lengths of up to 2,500 meters and household clients.

B. TARIFFS FOR THE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SERVICE

  1. Fees Methodology
  2. Specific tariffs for the electricity distribution service and the reactive electricity price for – E-Distribuție Banat, E-Distribuție Dobrogea și E-Distribuție Muntenia
    • Order 23/2019 - for amending ANRE Order no. 194/2018 approving the specific tariffs for the electricity distribution service and the reactive electricity price for E-Distributie Banat - S.A. Company.
    • Order 22/2019 - for amending ANRE Order no. 195/2018 approving the specific tariffs for the electricity distribution service and the reactive electricity price for E-Distribuție Dobrogea - S.A. Company
    • Order 21/2019 - for amending ANRE Order no. 196/2018 approving the specific tariffs for the electricity distribution service and the reactive electricity price for E-Distribuție Muntenia - S.A. Company.
  3. Distribution contracts

C. PERFORMANCE STANDARD

  • Order 11/2016 approving The performance standard for the electricity distribution service. As subsequently amended by Order 46/2021

D. PROSUMERS    

  • Order 226/2018 - for approving the marketing rules of the electricity produced in the power plants generating electricity from renewable sources having an installed power of maximum 100 kW belonging to prosumers
  • Order 227/2018 - for approving the framework sale-purchase agreement of the electricity produced by prosumers owning power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources having an installed power of maximum 100 kW per consumption place and for the amendment of certain regulations in the electricity field
  • Order 228/2018 approving the Technical norm “Technical conditions for connection to the public interest electricity networks of prosumers injecting active power into the network".
  • Order No. 15 from March 10, 2021, for approving the Procedure regarding the connection of consumers to the public electricity networks of the places of  consumption and production owned by the prosumers who possess power plants generating electricity from renewable energy sources having an installed power of maximum of 100 kW per consumption place

E. IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRICITY SMART METERING SYSTEM

  • Order 177/2018 on the approval of the framework conditions for the execution of the implementation schedule of smart electricity metering systems at national level
  • Decision of the ANRE President no. 778/08.05.2019 regarding the approval of the implementation schedule of SMSs for the period 2019-2028

F. OTHERS

  1. Electric power metering
  2. Change of supplier
  3. Taking over power capacity
    • Order 31/2013 approving the Methodology regarding the regulation of the conditions for the taking over of power capacities for electricity distribution
    • Order 150/2015 approving the Regulation on the settlement of the complaints against the grid/system operator in the energy field
    • Order 128/2008 The Technical Code of the Electric Distribution Networks, the applicable revision (as Amended by Order 72/2017)
    • Order 45/2016 approving the regulation Regulation for certifying economic operators which design, execute and verify electrical installations electrice. As subsequently amended by the Order 212/2018
    • ANRE Decision no. 2741/2008 for approval of the Procedure on the cooperation between distribution, transport and system operators for the approval of the connection of consumers to electric networks, 1st revision
    • ANRE Decision no. 245/2003 for approval of the Procedure on the cooperation between distribution, transport and system operators for the approval of the connection of consumers to electric networks