Domestic customers and micro -enterprises have the right to change the electricity supplier without any commission. Energy suppliers have already sent customers offers with the new prices that they will practice after July 1, when the compensation ceiling measures will expire.
The electricity supplier can be easily changed. Foto Shutterstock
In accordance with the secondary legislation elaborated by ANRE, the final client of electricity has the right to unilaterally terminate the contract concluded with his supplier before reaching the deadline, in compliance with the contractual conditions.
The termination of the supply contract by unilateral denunciation by the client has no effect on the obligations arising from the execution of the contract until its termination.
Regarding the change of the electricity supplier, we recall that this process is free, being forbidden to charge any taxes or rates related to it. The final client has the right to change the electricity supplier whenever he wants, without any of the economic operators involved having the right to oppose. To this end, the final client has the right to terminate the contract concluded with the current supplier.
We also remember that the change of the electricity supplier will be done in compliance with the contractual conditions and the Regulation regarding the organization and functioning of the online platform for the change of the electricity and natural gas supplier and for the contracting of the supply of electricity and natural gas, approved by the Order of the ANRE President no. 3/2022, with the subsequent modifications and completions.
The minimum general conditions for denouncing the contract
According to ANRE, for the termination of the contract you must verify the contractual conditions or you can contact your supplier for clarification.
If you have found a better offer for electricity supply and decided to change the supplier, the new supplier must take the necessary steps to change.
“Based on the contract for the supply of electricity concluded with the final customer, the new supplier has the obligation to undertake the steps in order to initiate and carry out the process is the change of the electricity supplier”, Notes ANRE.
When changing the supplier, there is no risk of disconnection, ensuring continuity in electricity supply of the place of consumption.
What are the reasons that might prevent you from changing the supplier
With the liberalization of energy markets, the legal framework has been implemented to allow all the final electricity customers, regardless of the nature of consumption (household or non -casual), to choose the desired supplier and to conclude with it contracts for the supply of electricity for its place or places of consumption.
All final electricity customers have the right to change their supplier, in compliance with the contractual conditions and the Regulation on the organization and functioning of the online platform for the change of the electricity and natural gas supplier and for the contracting of the supply of electricity and natural gas, approved by the Order of the ANRE President no. 3/2022, with the subsequent modifications and completions. The process of changing the supplier is free, being forbidden to receive any taxes or rates related to its completion.
Also, domestic customers, small businesses and micro -enterprises have the right to change the electricity supplier or the market participant involved in aggregation, without any change commission. By derogating from this provision, the electricity suppliers or the market participants involved in the aggregation may charge the final clients commissions for the termination of the electricity supply contracts concluded for a fixed period and with fixed prices, in the case of their anticipated termination by the final customer.
The process of changing the supplier is free
The process of changing the supplier is free, being forbidden to receive any taxes or rates related to its completion.
The contract for the supply of electricity can be concluded for a fixed or indefinite period.
If you think you have been charged taxes for changing the supplier, contact your electricity supplier. If you are not satisfied with the response received, you can address ANRE, accessing the website www.anre.ro.
What prices awaits us after 1 July
The electricity suppliers have already sent to the household customers the offers with the new prices that they will practice after July 1, when the measures of compensation of the invoices will expire.
Currently, the price of electricity is capped until June 30, for a consumption equal to 100 kWh being perceived a price of 0.68 lei/kWh, 0.8 lei/kWh for a consumption between 100.01 and 255 kWh and for customers with monthly consumption between 255.01 and 300 kWh exclusively for the consumption of the first 255 kWh. The price of 1.30 lei/kWh (VAT included) is applicable for customers with monthly consumption between 100.01 and 300 kWh, exclusively for electricity consumption exceeding 255kWh, as well as in full for domestic customers whose monthly consumption is more than 300 kWh/month.
The PPC sent its customers to the offer for July 1, 2025 – May 27, 2026, which includes the price of the daily subscription for each place of consumption and the price for the electricity consumed, including excise duties, VAT, transport, services and distribution rates.
Thus, starting with July 1, 2025, if the measure of capping the electricity prices is not prolonged, the PPC will charge a unique kilowat tariff of 1.55 lei, to which is added the price of the daily subscription for the place of consumption, of 0.43 lei.
Another great supplier of electricity, Electrica Funiza has an active energy price of 0.842 lei/kWh, to which are added the regulated tariffs and taxes, so that the final price will be between 1.50 and 1.59 lei/kWh, depending on the client's distribution area, according to profit.ro.
Premier Energy (former CEZ sale) proposes an active energy price of 0.84 lei/kWh, the final price reaching 1.50 and 1.58 lei/kWh, depending on the network area.
The only big supplier with a reduced offer by almost 50% is Hidroelectrica, which practices a supply price of 0.45 lei/kWh, the final price reaching 1.03-1.19 lei/kWh, depending on the distribution area.
Hidroelectrica does not know how much she can hold the lowest price
The State Company Hidroelectrica has warned that he cannot guarantee that he will continue to offer, and after July 1, the energy with the lowest price in Romania, stressing instead, like other companies, will adapt “market conditions“.
“No one can offer such guarantees, we will have to have the rest of the actors in the energy market, to adapt to the market conditions, the energy market in Romania being quite complicated in recent years due to the non -existence of sufficient capacities of electricity in the band”, the representatives of Hidroelectrica asked the question of a journalist.
However, compared to other suppliers, “We can find ourselves in the situation of being more predictable from the perspective of the existence of the quantities of electricity available to be provided to our customers.“. As before, Hidroelectrica will continue to rely on its own production,”only a smaller amount of energy provided by purchases from outside the company ”.
