* Another reorganization of the energy production, with a different mix of resources
* The support scheme for green energy will be modified
Romania will follow the schedule of the listings of the energy companies, as promised to the international financial institutions, said Constantin Niţă, the delegated minister for Energy, in his first interview since his appointment. The secondary offer of Transgaz and the listing of Nuclearelectrica, Romgaz, Electrica and of the Oltenia Energy Complex will take place this year and the next. Also, according to the commitments made to the IMF, these companies will have professional managers.
Minister Niţă also said that he would change the current state aid scheme for the production of renewable energy, by adjusting the maximum value of the green certificates and of the number of certificates granted. Constantin Niţă is also reviewing the possibility of exempting industrial companies from the obligation to pay for these certificates, as well as the introduction of a balancing tax.
The delegated minister for energy will also draw up a draft law by which the production of energy will no longer be organized by types of resources, but rather, by a mix of such resources, to allow producers to compete with equal odds on the free market.
Reporter: Romania needs to implement numerous structural reforms in the energy sector, according to the commitment made to the IMF. Because of the delays which have appeared in the past years, the implementation of professional management has overlapped with the privatization through the Stock Exchange. How will you complete the two projects, considering that the new managers come with a whole new approach of the strategic directions in companies, for which they need a few months of preparations, and the investors need to know about them on time?
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