Pachiu & Associates published an overview on electricity regulation in Romania for the 2016 edition of the Global Guide to Energy and Natural Resources published by Practical Law (Thomson Reuters). The article gives a high level overview of the domestic electricity market, including domestic electricity companies, electricity generation and renewable energy, transmission, distribution, supply and tax issues. It covers the regulatory structure; foreign ownership; import of electricity; authorization and operating requirements; trading between generators and suppliers; rates and conditions of sale and proposals for reform.

The chapter on Romania is part of Thomson Reuters’ Energy and Natural Resources Multi-jurisdictional Guide, which combines topical cross-border oil and gas and electricity issues and country-specific Q&As on oil and gas and power regulation. The Q&A guide aims to give a structured overview of the key practical issues concerning oil and gas and power including rights to oil and gas, electricity generation and renewable energy, oil and gas health and safety and the environment, and electricity transmission, distribution and supply.

The chapter was written by Delia Vasiliu and Vladimir Plugarescu

The full article can be accessed online here: link