Romanian prosumers to receive monthly payments for grid energy

The National Regulatory Authority for Energy (ANRE) approved an order in Romania to establish application rules for a new law regarding "prosumers," individuals who both produce and consume electricity.

This decision allows residents with solar panels to receive payments for the energy they deliver to the grid on a monthly basis rather than every 24 months. The new rules also enable these producers to use their energy surpluses to offset gas bills and costs at other locations of consumption.

The legislation, Law 160/2026, faced a long journey before reaching this stage. The Romanian Parliament initially voted on the law in 2023, but former President Klaus Iohannis refused to sign it into law because certain provisions violated European legislation. Following a re-adoption by Parliament and a constitutional review by the Constitutional Court, the law was published last summer. The final step was achieved this week with the ANRE order, which officially activates these rights for producers.

George Niculescu, the president of ANRE, stated that producers who invest in electricity production contribute to the transformation of the Romanian energy system. He emphasized that energy delivered to the grid should be valued in transparent and predictable conditions. The new methodology requires energy suppliers to update their information systems by 31 December 2026 to accommodate these changes.

Producers with installations of up to 27 kW do not need to issue invoices for delivered energy, as suppliers will handle the billing and settlement documents. The order also introduces specific mechanisms based on installation power. Systems up to 200 kW will use a quantitative compensation mechanism, while those between 200 kW and 400 kW will use financial regularization based on the weighted average price of the Day-Ahead Market.

For energy delivered before 26 July 2026, producers will receive payments within 40 working days of the order's publication.