300,000+
active prosumers in Romania
3,400 MW
installed photovoltaic capacity
1 : 1
kWh offsetting guaranteed until 31.12.2030
24 hours
ELECRO issues your prosumer paperwork
What is a prosumer?
Legal framework 2025–2026 · Law 206/2021 (EU Directive 944/2019) · Prosumer Law Oct. 2025 · Declared constitutional by the CCR on 29 Apr. 2026
A prosumer is an individual or legal entity that produces electricity from renewable sources — primarily photovoltaic panels — consumes it first for their own needs and feeds the surplus into the national grid. The term comes from the combination of producer + consumer.
Romania has more than 300,000 active prosumers in 2026, up from 22,000 in 2022. The Prosumer Law of October 2025 introduced mandatory monthly settlement of the surplus and was declared constitutional by the CCR on 29 April 2026, consolidating all prosumer rights at the legal level.
Systems ≤ 200 kW
Quantitative offsetting 1 kWh injected = 1 kWh received, at the full value of the supply tariff. Monthly settlement legally guaranteed until 31.12.2030.
Systems 200–400 kW
Financial settlement at the month's average DAM price. No 1:1 quantitative offsetting. No building permit required (Law 254/2022).
After 31.12.2030
All prosumers switch to financial settlement at the DAM price (~0.20–0.30 lei/kWh versus the current ~1.40 lei/kWh). A storage battery becomes essential.
Benefits and approaches
What you concretely gain in 2026 if you become a prosumer
Every kWh injected offsets a kWh consumed at the full supply price — no grid charges, no VAT. Monthly settlement, guaranteed until 2030.
Real savings on your bill
5 kW system: 3,500–5,500 lei/year. 10 kW system: ~7,600 lei/year. With a battery: up to 12,000 lei/year. Payback: 4–5 years with the Casa Verde subsidy.
Self-production covers 40–85% of consumption (without/with a battery). Protection against market volatility. Tax exemption on energy produced and consumed yourself.
Up to 20,000 lei in non-repayable grant funding. Reduced 9% VAT on panel purchases. The net cost of a 5 kW system can drop below EUR 1,000.
Multi-location offsetting
The 2025 law allows the surplus to be offset across several consumption points. If your supplier also has gas in its portfolio, the surplus can even offset the gas bill.
Legally guaranteed rights
The CCR rejected the challenge to the law (29 Apr. 2026). Building permit exemption for rooftop systems under 400 kW — Law 254/2022 + Law 101/2024.
Real institutional bottlenecks
Documented by APCE in its open letter to the European Parliament (COM(2026) 115) · Bursa.ro, Mar. 2026
Energy communities — loss of prosumer status
Prosumers who join an energy community lose their prosumer status and become "active consumers" with tax obligations (VAT registration, invoicing). ANRE has not created the Register of Energy Communities even though the legal deadline was 31.12.2025 (GEO 59/2025). A complete lack of legal clarity over the legal form of communities.
Access to inverter data (Delgaz Grid + Distribuție Oltenia)
These two operators require access to the technical data of inverters as a precondition for connection — a requirement contested by APCE as non-compliant with European rules and unprecedented in the EU. It was the subject of a draft law (end of 2025) proposing a mandatory cyber audit, abandoned under pressure from APCE.
Bidirectional meter — installation time
Replacing the simple meter with a bidirectional one (at the operator's expense, free for the prosumer) takes on average 2–4 weeks from the approval of the connection. A stage that cannot be sped up by the installer or supplier.
Solved in 2025: surplus payments delayed by years
Previously, the surplus was paid with delays of 24–60 months, reaching 4–5 years in practice. The Prosumer Law (Oct. 2025) introduced mandatory monthly settlement, confirmed as constitutional by the CCR on 29 Apr. 2026 — a right now legally guaranteed.
The process of becoming a prosumer
Real durations vs. with ELECRO · Total in practice: 2–9 months · ELECRO issues the prosumer paperwork in 24 hours
1
Initial assessment and design
Consumption analysis, sizing of the photovoltaic system, choosing the optimal configuration (with/without a battery, installed power, orientation, roof type).
Standard: 1–2 weeks
ELECRO: free assessment, fast scheduling
2
Installation of the photovoltaic system
Mounting of panels, inverter, DC/AC wiring, protection panel. Rooftop systems under 400 kW: exempt from a building permit (Law 254/2022 + Law 101/2024).
Standard: 1–3 days
ELECRO: certified team, fast installation
3
Energization file + bidirectional meter
Submitting the file to the distribution operator to replace the meter with a bidirectional one — at the operator's expense, free for the prosumer. ELECRO monitors the status and escalates if needed.
Standard: 2–4 weeks
ELECRO: active follow-up with the operator
4
Acceptance report + connection certificate
Final inspection, signing of the acceptance report, issuance of the connection certificate by the distribution operator. ELECRO coordinates the scheduling of the inspection.
Standard: 1–2 weeks
ELECRO: coordination with the operator
5
Prosumer certification + contract with the supplier
Issuance of the prosumer certificate, signing of the energy sale-purchase contract with the chosen supplier. Quantitative offsetting becomes active from the first bill.
ELECRO issues the prosumer paperwork in 24 hours
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ELECRO handles the entire process — from a free assessment to certification — and issues the prosumer paperwork in 24 hours.
Sources:
APCE ·
Prosumer Law 2025 ·
CCR Apr. 2026 (juridice.ro) ·
economisi.ro ·
siana-energie.ro ·
greenlead.ro ·
Law 206/2021 · Law 254/2022 · Law 101/2024