CONTEXT

• The supply-demand balance is essential for the functioning of the
• National Energy System Major investments underway, but insufficient without a coordinated strategy
• The recent re-liberalization brings challenges and new adaptations for all market players
• How are we preparing to become the largest gas producer in the EU

DISCUSSION TOPICS
PANEL I: What does the Romanian energy market look like after re-liberalization;

• Wholesale prices and supply prices – do we have functional markets or not? What are the factors that most influence the evolution of quotations.
• How does the new system of state support for vulnerable consumers at risk of energy poverty work?
• The “heavy legacy” of price caps, state debts to suppliers and overtaxation of producers and traders – the current situation.
• How satisfactory is the legislative and regulatory design of the wholesale energy market and what should be modified and improved.
• Large consumers in Romanian industry – how do they manage their energy costs?

PANEL II: Investments in production, storage, transport and distribution of energy and gas: how do we harmonize them, how do we regulate them, for the benefit of the customer?;

• What are the most urgent investments in electricity transmission and distribution networks?
• How do we correctly remunerate investments in networks without exploding consumer bills.
• How do we integrate storage into the national energy system – technical and economic challenges regulation.
• Financing investments in electricity production.
• How prepared is the national energy system for the shutdown of Unit 1 at Cernavodă for refurbishment in 2027.
• What are the most urgent investments in natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure?
• Introducing biomethane and hydrogen into gas networks.
• New EU obligations for the gas industry to capture carbon and reduce methane emissions.

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