Cartel Alfa Union asks the government to convene the Tripartite National Social Dialogue Council to discuss about the sale of gas exclusively through the stock exchange, according to a press release from the organization.
“The Cartel Alfa Trade Union Confederation welcomes the results of the Commission for Industries from the Chamber of Deputies, regarding the amendment of the Law on Electricity and Natural Gas in order to regulate the natural gas extraction on the territory of Romania.
Following the discussions with employers federations and trade union federations in the field, it has been agreed, also by the Commission for Industries and Services, the solution that domestic gas to be traded through a single stock exchange so that the price is formed on the basis of supply and demand, and that any exploitation unit to be able to sell the gas it produces transparently to the beneficiaries at home or abroad”, mentions the quoted source.
Cartel Alfa hopes that this will lead to a decrease in the price of natural gas extracted in Romania for the benefit of both domestic industry and Romanian citizens, according to Agerpres.
“We request the Prime Minister to convene the Tripartite National Social Dialogue Council, with this regulation on the agenda, as it has extremely important consequences for the entire national industry”, informs Cartel Alfa.
Bogdan Chiriţoiu, the president of the Competition Council, said on Thursday that the Romanian Commodities Exchange is currently the only platform where natural gas transactions are being carried out and its elimination from the market is not appropriate
He was asked what is the view of the Competition Council regarding the amendment voted on Tuesday in the Industry Commission for Industries from the Chamber of Deputies, according to which the only licensed exchange for the gas transaction will be OPCOM.
“Our point of view, similar to that of ANRE (National Regulatory Authority for Energy – e.n.), is essentially to maintain the ordinance, also including the maintaining of the two trading platforms, given that BRM already trades gas and if we are not satisfied with the way BRM works, maybe the option would be to set some certain conditions, to be better regulated, but I do not know if it is an optimal solution to eliminate an actor who is already present on the market”, said Chiriţoiu.