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From now on, electricity will be cheaper on the free market than on the universal service market, so that people should conclude new contracts on the free market if they want lower prices, Zoltan Nagy-Bege, vice-president of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), told AGERPRES on Monday.
This is in the context in which, from January 1, 2021, the electricity market will be completely liberalized, and consumers who remain with the old contracts will pay higher bills with values between 13% and 26% on the market for universal service (former regulated market).
Asked why prices are rising so much, the ANRE representative pointed out that the market for universal service is a kind of safety net for those who are left without a supplier, so it is normal for prices here to be higher than in the free market.
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