Se ieftineste curentul dupa formula iuteala lor de mana, nebagarea noastra de seamaThe Electricity is Cheaper as the Hand Is Quicker than the Eye

Vicepresedintele ANRE, Emil Calota, a declarat zilele trecute ca energia electrica se va ieftini de la 1 iulie, ca urmare a recalcularii ponderii certificatelor verzi in factura. Cu cat si pentru cine se va ieftini factura, domnul vicepresedinte nu a mai spus. Pentru a aplana scandalul legat de incasarea dubla a costului cu certificatele verzi, autoritatile arunca firimituri consumatorilor de energie reglementati, in timp ce pentru consumatorii din piata libera (marii consumatori industriali) facilitatile au inceput sa curga pe banda. Si nu numai in ceea ce priveste consumul de energie electrica, ci si cel de gaze naturale.

“Sper ca energia electrica, de la 1 august, sa nu mai fie un element destabilizator pentru industrie. La gaze, jucatorii sa joace pe bursa, pentru stabilirea unui pret de referinta. Daca Petrom are un pret, Romgaz nu poate sa stea in spate, trebuie sa obtina acelasi pret. Astfel ca, impreuna cu ANRE, s-a stabilit un pret de referinta, care a crescut cu cel putin 25%, ceea ce din nou a creat greutati pentru consumatori. Din acest motiv este nevoie ca o parte din productia de gaze sa fie vânduta pe bursa”, a declarat ministrul economiei, Constantin Nita. Cine pe cine protejeaza, ne intrebam noi, in aceasta situatie?

Ca sa vedeti ca nimic nu este intamplator in aceasta guvernare va propunem sa facem o scurta retrospectiva a masurilor de sprijin pentru o anumita categorie de consumatori din Romania, gandite inca din vara anului trecut. Facem precizarea ca toate aceste decizii au fost luate in contextul unei adevarate lupte pentru continuarea liberalizarii pietelor de energie electrica si gaze naturale.

Asadar, exact in urma cu un an era emisa o Ordonanta de urgenta pentru stabilirea sistemului de promovare a producerii energiei din surse regenerabile. In actul normativ, care reducea numarul de certificate verzi acordate producatorilor de energie electrica din surse regenerabile se preciza ca recuperarea certificatelor verzi amanate la plata se va face incepand cu 31 martie 2017 pentru centralele hidro si solare, respectiv incepand cu 1 ianuarie 2018 pentru centralele eoliene.

De asemenea, au fost pastrate prevederile din proiectul de act normativ, lansat de Ministerul Economiei, care propunea amanarea temporara, incepand cu 1 iulie 2013, a acordarii unui numar de certificate verzi pentru fiecare 1 MWh produs de centrale electrice hidro noi cu puteri electrice instalate mai mici sau egale cu 10 MW (un certificat verde) de centrale eoliene (un certificat verde), respectiv de centrale electrice solare (doua certificate verzi).

Ordonanta mai prevedea limitarea acreditarii centralelor/grupurilor electrice pentru aplicarea sistemului de promovare prin certificate verzi pana la nivelul total anual al capacitatilor instalate in centrale electrice de producere a energiei electrice din surse regenerabile, care este stabilit in Planul National de Actiune in Domeniul Energiei Regenerabile (PNAER).

Conform actului normativ, investitiile vor fi monitorizate semestrial de catre ANRE, ceea ce va permite aplicarea imediata a mecanismului de ajustare a supracompensarii. Tranzactionarea certificatelor verzi se va face direct intre producatori si furnizori, de o maniera transparenta. ANRE va fi obligat sa reglementeze prin cote anuale cantitatea de energie electrica din surse regenerabile care se va prelua in Sistemul Electroenergetic National.
Pare complicat si asa si este, motiv pentru care ANRE a si cazut in capcana legislativa, de unde au aparut suprataxarile furnizorilor de energie pentru consumatorii reglementati. Retineti, masurile de protectie vizau consumatorii industriali. Nu intamplator, premierul Victor Ponta a anuntat la vremea respectiva ca urmeaza sa fie adoptat actul normativ privind stabilirea sistemului de promovare si de sustinere a producerii energiei din surse regenerabile, el apreciind ca daca nu se vor lua masuri in vederea unui sistem care sa asigure sustenabilitatea industriala tara noastra risca sa devina “muzeu al omenirii”.

Ca sa nu devenim muzeu al omenirii, s-a mai venit cu o masura de sprijin fata de marii consumatori, de data asta mult mai aplicata. Ca sa nu se perceapa efectele in randul consumatorilor casnici, ni se spune acum ca si acestia vor avea o scadere a valorii facturii, nu cu 85% (Doamne, fereste!), ci cu…catva.

“Nu trebuie sa fii specialist in energie ca sa intelegi ca atunci cand unii scad preturile cu 60% si altii le cresc cu 35%, probabil ca in Romania si in Europa, daca nu luam masuri, se vor inchide toate fabricile. Si o sa ramanem sa fim doar muzeu, eventual, al omenirii, ceea ce nu cred ca e bine nici pentru Romania, nici pentru Europa”, a spus Ponta, in urma cu un an.

Foarte bine, atunci vom deveni noi, consumatorii de rand, muzeu al omenirii. Caci nu se poate sa dai intr-o parte, fara sa iei din alta.
Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) VP Emil Calota recently announced that electricity will be cheaper from July 1, as the weight of the green certificates in the bills decreases. He did not specify how much cheaper, and for whom. Authorities throw chicken feed to regulated consumers to hush the scandal of double invoicing of green certificates; meanwhile, they open the tap of facilities for big industrial consumers on the free market get. This is not limited to electricity – the same goes for natural gas.

“I hope electricity is not a destabilizing item for industry from August 1. As for gas, let players play on the exchange, to set a benchmark price. If Petrom has one price, Romgaz cannot fall behind; it must get the same price. Thus, a benchmark price was set with ANRE; it was at least 25% higher, which generated difficulties for the consumers again. That’s why a quota of the gas production must be sold on the exchange,” energy minister Constantin Nita declared. Now who protects whom?

To prove nothing happens by hazard under the present government, we propose a brief roundup of the aid for a certain category of Romanian consumers, devised as early as last summer. Note that all these decisions came in the context of real fight for continuing the liberalization of the electricity and natural gas markets.

Exactly one year ago, a Government Emergency Order set up the system of promoting energy production from renewable sources. The by-law cut the number of green certificates granted to the respective electricity producers, and stipulated that the deferred payments of green certificates will be recovered from March 31, 2017 for the hydro and solar power facilities, and from January 1, 2018 for wind power facilities.

It also maintained the provisions of a bill launched by the Ministry of Economy, which proposed a delay in issuing a number of green certificates for each MWh produced after July 1, 2013 in new hydro power plants with installed power below 10 MW (one green certificate), wind power plants (one certificate), and solar plants (two).

The order also limited the accreditation of power plants/facilities for green certificate purposes to the annual total of installed capacity set up in the National Action Plan for Renewable Energy (PNAER).

Under the norm, ANRE has to monitor the investments twice a year, allowing the immediate application of the mechanism for adjusting overcompensation; producers and suppliers directly trade green certificates in a transparent way. ANRE has to set annual quotas for the amount of electricity from renewable sources injected into the grid.

It all looks complicated; it actually is, which pushed ANRE into the legislation trap of energy suppliers’ excess invoicing of regulated consumers. Don’t forget that protection was intended for industrial consumers. It was not a case that PM Victor Ponta announced this law in support of renewable energy producers; he estimated that without a system to guarantee industrial sustainability, Romania would become “a human heritage museum.”

To avoid this, yet another aid was granted to big consumers; a much direct one. To prevent the household consumers from perceiving its effect, they are promised a cut of the bills by – no, God forbid! Not by 85% – by… something.

“One does not have to be an energy expert to understand that if some lower their prices by 60% , while others increase them by 35%, probably in Romania and in Europe, if we don’t act, all the factories will close. And we’ll be reduced to a museum, possibly a human heritage one, which is not good, I think, neither for Romania, nor for Europe,” Ponta said one year ago.

Well, then we – the consumers – will become human heritage; because it’s impossible to give to some without taking from other.