* The chances of the big consumers being exempted from the payment of the certificates are slim
The authorities seem to have decided to adopt the solution of postponing the payment of some of the green certificates to relieve the pain of the consumers' energy bills. There are great chances that the Government would review in yesterday's session the draft plan to amend the law concerning the incentives for producers of "green" energy, drawn up by the Delegated minister for Energy, Constantin Niţă, sources close to the situation claim.
Our sources are saying: "The draft will remain in the form which was submitted for public debate, with a few amendments. The postponing of the granting of green certificates will apply starting on June July 1st, 2013, for all the existing producers of renewable energy, as well as for those who obtain production licenses and are accredited as units which receive green certificates until January 1st, 2014. The production units which will be commission starting from January 1st 2014, are not subject to the provisions of this ordinance. Starting on January 1st, 2014, the monitoring report of the ANRE concerning overcompensation will come into effect, and the wind, photovoltaic and microhydroelectric plants will receive fewer certificates for a MWh. This is where an important change in the law has been made: the current law provides the amendment of the number of certificates for wind farms starting on January 1st, 2015, but the measure will be taken starting with January 1st, 2014. Thus, starting next year, wind farms will receive 1.5 green certificates/MWh, and photovoltaic plants, - 3 green certificates /MWh. Wind farms currently receive 2 certificate/MWh, and photovoltaic farms receive 6 certificates/MWh".
The postponement of the payment of the green certificates (one for each MWh delivered by the wind farms and microhy
