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Biogas in Romania

General

According to the Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources the target for the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in the year 2020 for Romania is 24% (in the year 2008 the share was 20.3%). The target for electricity is 38% for RES electricity in 2020. The Directive has a mandatory 10 % target for transport to be achieved by all Member States, which refers to renewable sources as a whole, not biofuels alone.

Renewable electricity, heating and transport fuels: Biogas

Law 220/2008 on the establishment of the system for the promotion of energy production from RES introduces a differentiated support per RES technologies both in terms of the number of allocated GC and of the support period. From the point of view of the number of GC for each 1 MWh electricity delivered to the grid and/or consumers: the power plants using biogas receive more support than other technologies 3 GC. The level of support is 27- 55 EUR/MWh per 1 certificate. The price is guaranteed for 15 years.

For the high efficiency electricity produced in cogeneration in power plants using biogas in addition to the above provisions, a green certificate is granted for each 1MWh produced and delivered. The promotion system shall be applicable to the producers qualified by ANRE from the date when they start producing electricity and receive green certificates if the start-ups and the retrofitting of the units/power plants are carried out by the end of 2016.

The Gas Law 351/2004, which is subsequently amended and supplemented, to provide obligation for the operators of natural gas distribution system to ensure access of third parties to the distribution systems. However, high interest to supply the biomethan to the natural gas grid network in Romania is not expected.

Two landfill biogas project are realized under the Kyoto Protocol JI scheme: Recovery of biogas from the waste landfills of Focani and Târgu-Mure.

Summary of the support schemes:

Environmental Fund – public institution providing loans and grants

Romanian Energy Efficiency Fund – commercial financing of projects at the rational use of energy

EU Structural Funds (Operational Programme Environment) – 2007-2013 : allocated EUR 19,2 billion

Future programme changes expected

According to NREAP the expected installed biogas capacity in Romania is going to grow form the level of 4 MWe to 125 MWe in 2015 and 195 MWe in 2020.

Sources

Institute for Renewable Energy, Poland.

National Renewable Energy Action Plan for Romania. URL: http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/transparency_platform/doc/national_renewable_energy_action_plan_romania_en.pdf

Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, http://ec.europa.eu/energy/renewables/transparency_platform_en.htm

http://ziuaenergiei.ro/pdf/Erste_Bank_Ladislav_Tolmaci.pdf

http://www.renewable-energy-sources.com/2009/10/26/romania-prices-for-energy-from-renewable-source/

http://www.unido.org/fileadmin/media/documents/pdf/Energy_Environment/carpathians_session3_1.pdf

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