New grid connection rules in Romania
The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has adopted several changes to grid connection processes, including the implementation of an auction-based grid
1. Overview Grid connection in Romania is mainly regulated by ANRE Order no. 59/2013 approving the public grid connection regulation (the “ Connection Regulation ”), which has already been amended twice in 2022 (under ANRE Orders no. 17/2022 and 81/2022) and will soon be amended for a third time.
ANRE has also made several immediate changes to Romania's grid connection processes, including new rules for financial guarantee. Previously required before concluding a connection, the guarantee is now a prerequisite for issuing any new grid connection permit above 1 MW and amounts to 5% of the connection tariff.
However, the Romanian power system is synchronously interconnected with the neighboring system and probably the analysis about the weight of invertor based generation would become regional, not only national. A large share of the solar PV capacities will be non-utility, pertaining to prosumers.
Statistics from the International Renewable Energy Agency show that Romania had 1,414 MW of solar installed by the end of 2022. In July, Romania's parliament adopted a bill mandating prosumers with PV systems with capacities from 10.8 kW to 400 kW to install energy storage systems.
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