Project Description
In order to meet its 2030 EU targets, Romania intends to develop a Contracts for Difference (CfD) support mechanism to encourage priority investments in low-carbon generation technologies that are needed in the Romanian energy sector. The CfD-type mechanism will provide additional benefits and create an attractive and predictable environment for investors. Within this context, the EBRD aims to engage a consultant to support the Ministry of Energy in implementing this mechanism.
The objectives of this Assignment are the following:
(i) Revise the existing Romanian market model, if needed, to accommodate the implementation of a CfD framework
(ii) Drafting of primary and secondary legislation (and amendments of existing laws, if any are required) for the implementation of the CfD framework, including proposals for institutional building, and for rules and requirements for a CfD tendering process as well as the required contractual agreements such as the Contract for Differences;
(iii) Provide recommendations on measures and regulations to ensure adequate long term funding and creditworthiness of the CfD Counterparty;
(iv) Drafting the text proposal for the notification of the support scheme to the European Commission (COM) in compliance with the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 and European normative acts;
(v) Provide technical assistance to the Romanian authorities during consultations and dialogue with the European Commission (COM) on the support mechanism of Contract for Difference, in order to establish the final form of the mechanism.
Any competitive selections for business opportunities relating to this project will be published on the EBRD's website: Consultancy Procurement Opportunities.
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