Following ANRE’s adoption last year of the Methodology for competitive allocation of grid connection capacity scheduled to become effective January 1, 2026, the TSO has published the implementation procedure on October 3, 2025

In light of persistent delays in the process for approving the urban planning documentation and the issuance of building permits, and also considering Romania's commitments to finalise investments financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) by mid-2026, the Government has intervened and introduced important amendments to the approval process though the Emergency Ordinance No. 31/2025 (GEO 31/2025), which entered into force on April 30.

In response to market concerns about specific grid connection principles outlined in current legislation or inconsistent interpretation thereof, ANRE has initiated a public consultation on a draft order designed to positively address these issues (ANRE Draft).

As the Ministry of Energy takes steps to encourage investments in standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) through support schemes and an improved tariff regime, one regulatory challenge seems to have caught both investors and local authorities off-guard: PUZ is still necessary for developing standalone BESS on extra muros agricultural land.

With the entire market eagerly awaiting the launch of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, the Ministry of Energy has published another crucial piece of the CfD puzzle: the order approving the scheme. The only missing piece now is the Ministry of Energy's order for auction initiation. This latter order is also the most important one, as it will contain key information such as the auction timeline, maximum strike price, participation and performance guarantees, eligibility requirements, tied bids ranking criteria, and details on the process, including Q&A process.

Following two rounds of public consultations over six months, which saw extensive involvement from various market stakeholders, the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (“ANRE”) adopted Order no. 53/2024 approving the Methodology regarding the allocation of the electricity grid capacity for the connection of electricity production sites, as well as for the amendment of orders issued by ANRE president regarding the connection of users to public interest electricity grid (“Order 53/2024”).

Only days after the European Commission approved the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme to be launched in Romania, the Ministry of Energy published (i) the draft of Government Decision approving the CfD scheme, (ii) the Grounding Note and (iii) the draft of CfD agreement. The Ministry of Energy awaits comments on such drafts until March 25, 2024 and, shortly after, it will publish the final version of such legal enactments, together with the Auction Initiation Order.

On February 1, 2024, the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (“ANRE”) published for public consultations a draft of order amending the main grid connection regulations (the “Draft”). The public consultations will be conducted for a period of 30 days.