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ANRE compels energy companies to make investments amounting
to RON 16 billion in the next 5 years
The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) adopted regulations providing that companies in in in in the energy and natural gas sector should make investments amounting
to to RON 16 billion in in in the next five years
said Dumitru Chiriță ANRE President “In the the last period we adopted certain regulations in in the the the the field of of electricity and natural gas that contribute to the the the development of of the the the transport and and distribution infrastructure for both natural gas and electricity as as as as as as well as as as as as as to to to increasing the storage capacity of of natural gas The total amount we we evaluated as as a a a a a a a a a a a a result of of these decisions exceeds
RON 16 billion for the the the next period up to five years
This amount amount can be found in the the the regulated tariffs for the the the activities we mentioned earlier These amounts will help increasing the the the security of of supply supply and ensuring continuity in in in in in the the supply supply of of natural gas and electricity” said Dumitru Chiriță The ANRE President stated that the institution
he he he he he is managing intends to to to take action with a a a a a a a a a a a a a view to to to doubling the the natural gas storage capacity in in in in the the next period “I estimate that in the the next period two to three years
the the capacity should should double double It should should be at at at at least double double in in order to enjoy a a a a a a a a a a a security in in natural gas supplies far beyond the current level” said Dumitru Chiriță He said that due to the the the efforts of Transgaz the the the interconnection capacity at at the the the border with both Bulgaria and and Hungary has increased substantially and and and said he he hoped that the same would happen with Moldova and and Serbia 30 Number One
DUMITRU CHIRIȚĂ ANRE President Photo Agerpres