Czech company CEZ has recently received the first green certificates for the energy produced by its windmills in Dobrogea, the company has announced. Tomis Team, a company in the CEZ group in Romania, got the green certificates for the month of August. CEZ has 100 running wind turbines in Fantanele, with an installed capacity of 250 MW.

Renewable electricity producers receive green certificates from Transelectrica and may go on and sell them, with the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) establishing the annual quota of green certificates required for the electricity producers. Transelectrica, which runs the electricity transport network in Romania, issues such green certificates every month on account on the renewable electricity produced and delivered into the national grid.

Electricity suppliers need to acquire a certain number of green certificates from renewable energy producers  This number is calculated for each electricity supplier as the product between the mandatory quota and the quantity of electricity supplied to end users each year. The annual quota for 2010 – 2013 is of 8.3 percent of the total sold electricity.

Romania has pledged to have 33 percent of its electricity coming from renewable sources this year, aiming to reach 38 percent in 2020.

Fantanele is the first part of CEZ's project, which should continue in Cogealac. The stage in Cogealac has been stopped due to issues between the territorial construction inspectorate and the Constanta Council on the construction permits issued for the project.

Romania-insider.com