Romanian Energy Watchdog To Keep Gas Prices Unchanged Jan 1

Romania’s energy regulatory authority ANRE will keep unchanged household and industrial gas prices as of January 1, 2010, and may change the electricity prices according to inflation rate, ANRE’s president Petru Lificiu said Wednesday.

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"We haven't finished the analysis for the electricity prices, but we may change them based on part of the inflation. I could not say how will things go in the future," Lificiu said.

Lificiu added these prices will be enforced at least until further analysis, namely April 1 as regards natural gas and July 1 for electricity.

End-October, caretaker Prime Minister Emil Boc said ANRE will not change household gas and electricity prices in 2010.

Lificiu told MEDIAFAX end-September that the authority plans to keep them at the current level until April 1 at least.

In July, ANRE cut by 5% the natural gas prices, after a previous 3% cut on May 1. The household electricity prices were kept unchanged in 2009.

According to Lificiu, the natural gas consumption is seen down 15% or 16% on the year in 2009, while the electricity consumption is seen down 8%.

The central bank forecasts a 2.6% inflation rate in 2010.

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