ANRE’s order approved on Tuesday moves Law 160/2026 for Romanian prosumers from a legislative promise into rules that electricity suppliers must apply. The immediate change is specific: compensation for electricity fed into the grid from 26 July 2026 will be monthly, rather than following the up-to-24-month cycle described by HotNews.
That matters because the value of household solar output should no longer sit on an account for an extended period before settlement. The ANRE methodology also provides a multi-site value-allocation mechanism. Surplus remaining after compensation at the production site may pay electricity bills at a prosumer’s other consumption sites, provided they are supplied by the same company. Eligible individuals with installations of up to 27 kW may, under the regulation’s conditions, direct available value to electricity bills or gas bills.
The order also sets a route for older balances. For electricity delivered up to and including 25 July 2026 that remains carried forward, suppliers must keep quantities, historic prices and due dates separately recorded. HotNews reports that payment and adjustment of the relevant amounts are due within no more than 40 working days after the order takes effect, or after publication for the period beginning on 26 July.
ANRE is right to place the burden of IT adaptation on suppliers rather than households. ANRE president George Niculescu said the 31 December systems deadline is for completing adaptations, not for postponing prosumers’ rights. A regulatory entitlement has little value if a customer cannot see it accurately on a bill or use it across eligible accounts.
Still, the order alone does not produce a correctly calculated bill. The HotNews report provides no supplier-by-supplier evidence of operational readiness, and it does not state the date when the order will be published in the Official Gazette. The reform will be judged by monthly settlements, the clearing of historic balances and practical access to cross-bill compensation.
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- HotNews · Source date: 2026-11-10
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-10