Ivan, after six months at the Ministry of Energy: We have avoided a disaster for the economy

The Energy Minister said he took office at a difficult time, with major pressures on the electricity market and negative prospects for the end of 2025, in the context of price liberalization and lack of production capacity.

Bogdan Ivan explained that the liberalization of the electricity market, the removal of the cap on July 1, the situation of coal-fired power plants, and the production deficit risked keeping prices high for consumers.

„The liberalization of electricity prices and the elimination of the cap on July 1, the coal-fired power plants that are not to be closed at the end of this year, plus their lack of production capacity, are not factors that will lower energy prices.”

The minister argued that, six months after taking office, the market offers more options below the levels recorded at the beginning of the summer and encouraged consumers to switch suppliers to reduce their bills.

„When people started paying 1.50 lei, 1.55 lei, 1.60 lei per k...