In the beginning of this year, the authorities realized that they needed to make some changes to the aid scheme which was intended to stimulate the production of renewable energy (wind, solar, biomass, hydroelectric). Except that the good intention of relieving the consumers' energy bills burden was badly implemented, through an emergency ordinance which put together a hodge-podge of measures. Investors have complained to the European Union, which is now investigating the case. Moreover, the Romanian authorities did not notify the Commission before approving the changes made to the measures of aid given to the makers of clean energy. Thus, cutting of consumers' energy bills could become a mere pipe dream.

The delegated minister for energy, Constantin Niţă, was not correct when saying, on May 23rd, that the European Commission has given its agreement for the ordinance which postpones by three years and a half the payment of a significant portion of the green certificates to renewable energy producers, according to a letter which BURSA got hold of. "Such an agreement couldn't have been expressed, because we weren't notified in advance about the amendments in the ordinance, as requested", according to the letter sent to the Energy Department by the competition commissioners of the Commission.

In the aforementioned document, the representatives of the EC warn that on May 22nd, they have clearly told the Energy Department that the measures in the ordinance must be notified prior to their passing and implementation. This did not happen, as the ordinance was passed on June 4th and came into force on July 1st.

Visibly upset at the situation, the officials of the European Commission told the Department of Energy that they have received several complaints from investors following the amendment of the support scheme for green energy producers, are asking