Economy 3 min read By Callum Montgomery
Romanian Energy Minister Says Electricity Bills to Rise 10-22%
The new Energy Minister, Dumitru Chisăliță, announces that electricity bills will be higher than last year, while gas prices remain stable for household consumers.
Electricity bills will be higher, by between 10% and 22% compared with the same period last year, the new Energy Minister, Dumitru Chisăliță, announced. The statement comes as consumers in Romania prepare for another increase in energy costs, after a year in which expenses remained a major concern for households and companies.
According to the minister, the increase will be felt mainly in the offers that suppliers propose to customers. In an interview with the programme „În Fața Ta”, Chisăliță said that electricity bills will most likely rise in suppliers' offers. The situation is different for natural gas: prices for household consumers should not exceed last year's level. For non-household consumers, however, the cost of gas is rising significantly, which means that firms and institutions will feel the increase more heavily.
The minister said that the Ministry of Energy is working on new schemes to compensate for electricity and natural gas prices. Chisăliță also presented three scenarios for the evolution of the market, through which the authorities are trying to show what energy costs could look like in the coming period. The details of these scenarios and the timetable for applying the compensation schemes were not announced in full in the statements quoted.
The situation in Romania is not isolated, but it is not identical to that across the European Union as a whole. Data published by Eurostat show that average prices for electricity and natural gas paid by households in the EU fell in the first half of 2026. Romania, however, recorded the largest increases in electricity and gas prices among member states over the same period. The contrast between the general European trend and developments in Romania explains why the minister's announcement draws attention to domestic market factors.
For household consumers, the combination of higher electricity bills and gas prices that should remain at last year's level means that family budgets will be affected differently, depending on how they heat their homes and on the contracts they hold. For non-household companies, the rise in gas prices means higher operating costs, which can be passed on to customers or can reduce profit margins. The authorities have announced that they aim to mitigate the effects of these increases through the compensation measures being prepared.
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