GUARANTEES OF ORIGIN: NEW RULES UNDER THE RED III DIRECTIVE

Energy Law 20.03.2025

Guarantees of origin are electronic certificates attesting that a certain volume of electricity, gas or heat comes from renewable sources.

RED III: POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

Energy Law 20.03.2025

A renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) is an agreement whereby an entity purchases green power directly from a producer without going through the centralized market.

RENEWABLE ENERGY WITHOUT RED TAPE MEASURES TO SIMPLIFY AND ACCELERATE AUTHORIZATIONS IN ROMANIA (RED III DIRECTIVE)

Energy Law 20.03.2025

Romania continues to take important steps to update national legislation to meet European renewable energy standards. According to a recent press release from the Ministry of Energy, amendments to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (RED II) have been included in a draft amendment to Emergency Ordinance No. 163/2022 ("GEO 163/2022"). To reflect the requirements of Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III), the Ministry has finalized a new draft normative act, which complements and amends existing legislation. This draft has gone through the inter-ministerial consultation stage on February 7, 2025 and is expected to enter the endorsement procedure in the coming period.

Green - H2

Energy Law 01.08.2021

Hydrogen as the major player of EU’s decarbonization strategy | roadmap The share of hydrogen in Europe’s energy mix is projected to grow from current less than 2% to 13 – 14% by year 2050.