Continuing the campaign “An informed consumer is a protected consumer”, the Association of Energy Suppliers in Romania – AFEER informs consumers that they can choose the electricity supplier and the offer that suits them best throughout the year, without being subject to a limitation of time. They can choose to keep the supplier, with whom they have already signed a contract, or to change it, regardless of the locality in which they are located.
In the case of those who benefit from the universal service offer, the AFEER members who are their providers come to their aid with price reductions. All electricity bills related to the universal service issued after the publication of ANRE Order no. 5/20 January 2021 will contain the discount assumed publicly by each supplier, provided that the consumer chooses to accept a competitive market offer of this supplier. Thus, the price for universal service will be reduced to the price level in the competitive offer for the period from Ja
Household consumers who do not sign a new electricity contract by January 1 are not at risk of being disconnected as announced by some suppliers, according to representatives of the Association of Energy Suppliers in Romania (AFER).
From January 1, the electricity market will be completely liberalized, and household consumers have the choice to either stay with the old contract, at a price called “universal service”, approved by the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), or to sign a new contract with the current supplier or with another one licensed by ANRE.
“With the liberalization of the market, there must be no worry that you will run out of energy. No! All consumers will continue to be connected according to the option they have: change the contract or continue, it will continue to be connected. No one is left without energy, and consumers have been informed by suppliers about this. Prices for the new universal service, for consumers who will not choose new contrac