* Investors claim that there are other methods to cut the price of electricity, friendlier to the business sector
The banks are no longer granting loans for the production of photovoltaic energy since the beginning of the year, when the first rumors began appearing concerning the change in the aid method - the drop in the number of green certificates and the reduction of the maximum value of certificates.
The leaders of the Romanian Association of the Photovoltaic Industry (RPIA) said yesterday in a press conference, that the banks have notified developers that they reserve the right to change the terms of the loans if the support scheme gets changed substantially, and that they are reevaluating the all the projects in the field of renewable energy which they have financed.
The RPIA understand the problem of industrial consumers, which are experiencing difficulties in remaining competitive amid the increase in the expenses incurred with the green certificates, and are asking the authorities not to make any potential changes that are radical enough to affect the investments in the sector. The makers of conventional energy are also complaining that they are seeing losses due to the fact that renewable energy gets priority at being admitted in the system, and it also raises issues over balancing.
The president of the Board of Directors of the RPIA, Doru Voicu, had the following statement for BURSA: "There are less invasive methods of cutting the consumers' bills. And we want to inform the government about them. Renewable energy is the cheapest on the market, and consumers who pay for green certificates should benefit from it.
The authorities may include renewable energy in the basket on the regulated market to help reduce the prices paid by the population and the SMEs. Also, the authorities can approve the option for PPA contracts to be sig
