On 11 November 2022 the Government approved a series of amendments to Emergency Government Ordinance no. 27/2022 regarding the measures applicable to final customers on the electricity and natural gas markets between 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023 (“EGO 27/2022“) and to Emergency Government Ordinance no. 119/2022 amending and supplementing EGO 27/2022. The amendments …
Accelerated amendments introducing a solidarity tax in the energy sector and other notable changes
On 1st September 2022 the Government approved a series of amendments to Emergency Government Ordinance no. 27/2022 regarding the measures applicable to final customers on the electricity and natural gas markets between 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023 (“EGO 27/2022”). The amendments were passed and swiftly published in the Official Gazette no. 864/2022 on …
Measures favoring production of renewable energy included in Land Law no. 18/1991
In view of aiding the deployment of renewable energy projects in Romania, on 23 June 2022, the Parliament approved several highly anticipated amendments to Land Law no. 18/1991 (ʺLand Lawʺ). Although favorable, the measures taken by the Parliament are far from streamlining the process of developing and building renewable energy projects in Romania – some …
Changes concerning establishment and operation of industrial parks
Law No. 168/2022 amending and supplementing Law No. 186/2013 on the establishment and operation of industrial parks was published in the Official Gazette, on 2 June 2022, concluding a long-awaited legislative process initiated back in 2013. Following numerous interventions from the relevant public authorities, the amendments to the previous legal framework have been finalized, as …
REPowerEU Package adopted by the European Commission
On 18 May 2022, the European Commission made public the REPowerEU Package, a cross-disciplinary effort meant to ensure the EU’s independence from Russian fossil fuels. However, the measures put forward by the European Commission also offer an in-depth look into the Union’s ambitions to accelerate the energy transition in the following decade(s). We extracted below …