Legal sources on renewable energy

• Electricity Law (Legea nr. 13/2007, legea energiei electrice – Law no. 13/2007 on Electricity)
• Law no. 220/2008 (Lege nr. 220/2008 pentru stabilirea sistemului de promovare a producerii energiei din surse regenerabile de energie – Law no. 220/2008 Establishing a System for the Promotion of Electricity Generation from Renewable Sources)

In Romania, the main means of promotion is a quota system based on quota obligations, tradable certificates, and minimum and maximum prices. Electricity suppliers are obliged to present a certain number (or quota) of green certificates (art. 7 Law no. 220/2008). These tradable certificates are allocated to the producers of electricity from renewable sources (art. 5, 9 Law no. 220/2008).

Basically, all technologies may participate in the quota system (art. 3 Law no. 220/2008).

Only electricity generated in Romania and Romanian projects and systems are eligible for promotion. Electricity generated abroad and systems and projects outside Romania are not promoted.

The costs arising from the quota system are borne by the consumers.