ANRE a obligat furnizorii să-și notifice clienții înainte de ieșirea din plafonare — NRG-IA

What Happened: New Information Obligations in the Retail Market In anticipation of the expiration of the electricity and natural gas price compensation and capping scheme on March 31, 2025, the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has initiated a strict set of rules regarding the transition to the free market. Suppliers are now required to send clear notifications to domestic and non-domestic customers, detailing the new commercial offers that will take effect after the subsidies are lifted. According to the updated regulations, these notices must be transmitted transparently, without hidden clauses, and must include a direct comparison between the current capped price and the proposed market price for April 2025. The Ministry of Energy has repeatedly confirmed that Romania must align with European directives on the gradual elimination of generalized subsidies, focusing in the future exclusively on vulnerable consumers. Why It Matters: The Risk of Default Tariffs for Inactive Consumers This legislative update is a wake-up call for millions of consumers who have relied exclusively on the protection of the government cap. Without direct action from the customer to renegotiate or change the contract, suppliers could automatically apply standard market rates, which may be significantly higher. Invoice transparency: Consumers will know exactly what proportion of their bill represents active energy and how much represents regulated network charges. Preventing abuses: ANRE prohibits the unilateral modification of prices during the fixed term of the new contracts without a 30-day prior notice. What's Next: Using the POSF Platform and Consumer Decisions In the coming months, attention will shift to the Online Supplier Switching Platform (POSF) administered by ANRE. Consumers are encouraged to use this public tool to compare notified offers with those of competitors before the March deadline expires. For the industrial sector, lifting the cap will mean a return to bilateral purchases on OPCOM platforms, where wholesale price volatility will directly dictate operational costs. Carefully monitoring the notifications received this winter thus becomes a major financial necessity, not just an administrative formality. Acest articol a fost generat cu asistența Aurora AI și verificat editorial.