The move of the Department of Energy Efficiency from the energy regulatory Authority (ANRE) to the Ministry of Economy and Energy (MEEMA) was made because the management of European projects was not possible, this not being among the tasks of ANRE, claims Iulian Iancu, the head of the Commission of industries of the Chamber of Deputies.

“ANRE’s duties did not include managing projects on European funds. This move was made exactly to allow their management,” said Iancu, at the meeting of the managing committee of CNR-CME.

At the same time, the National Action Plan in the field of Energy Efficiency did not work, which was also one of the reasons of the move, besides the fact that the Ministry did not pay it a proper attention, Iancu said.

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One of the reasons why the department was initially relocated within ANRE was also the payroll and staff, higher in the case of the Authority, which would allow for an efficient current activity. In the case of the Ministry, the salaries and the personnel scheme are reduced.

“This creates a transition where nobody does anything,” commented an industry leader.

Autor: Bogdan Tudorache

Active in the economic and business press for the past 26 years, Bogdan graduated Law and then attended intensive courses in Economics and Business English. He went up to the position of editor-in-chief since 2006 and has provided management and editorial policy for numerous economic publications dedicated especially to the community of foreign investors in Romania. From 2003 to 2013 he was active mainly in the financial-banking sector. He started freelancing for Energynomics in 2013, notable for his advanced knowledge of markets, business communities and a mature editorial style, both in Romanian and English.