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ROMANIAN PHOTOVOTLAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (www.rpia.ro)

Ciprian Glodeanu, Parter at Wolf Thiess and Head of Real Estate and Renewable Energy in the Bucharest office, Ileana Glodeanu, Counsel at Wolf Theiss, Magda Ion former business development manager at The Diplomat Magazine with the support of Robert Cruceru, who has very wide experience in renewable energy matters in Romania have registered the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association (www.rpia.ro).

RPIA is set to represent the interest of its members to the fast RES-E growing market in Romania. Currently, Romania has adopted a fully functional support scheme for promoting the production of electricity from renewable sources. The support scheme is based on the allocation of a certain number of green certificates (“GCs”) for supported technologies together with mandatory acquisition quotas of allocated GCs, imposed to the electricity suppliers.

The GCs support scheme applicable in Romania is largely viewed as one of the most favorable support schemes of RES-E production in the EU. Solar PV, among the supported technologies, is awarded with the most GCs for each MWh produced and injected into the electric grid (i.e. 6 GCs/MWh). GCs are traded separately from the corresponding RES-E. The price of one (1) GC may vary within a given band of minim EUR 27 to maximum EUR 55, subject to indexation.

The exceptional natural conditions of Romania and the GCs support scheme have already drawn the attention of many RES-E investors. Therefore, the need of clear and competent information regarding the RES-E market and involvement in the present and future development of such is mandatory for success. To this end, RPIA commits to provide its members with the most relevant information of the RES-E market in Romania in order to offer the necessary tools for successful and effective outcomes.

WHAT RPIA DOES?

•Represents the PV industry in front of public institutions in Romania; •Provides continuous information on the latest legislative developments; •Anticipates and interprets the legislative changes which may impact the PV industry in Romania; •Discusses with the policy makers the current status of the PV industry, RES-E market in general and advising on the most adequate policies for developing the PV market; •Forecasts the PV industry development in Romania; •Organizes working groups to crystallize the common concerns of the PV industry in Romania; •Facilitates business – to – business contacts; •Promotes solar / PV industry in Romania; •Raises awareness of the solar PV in Romania; •Provides better visibility of the PV industry in Romania.

Board Members: Ciprian Glodeanu – President, Founding Member Ileana Glodeanu – Director, Founding Member Magda Ion – Business Development Director, Founding Member

Executive Director: Robert- Ernest Cruceru