PPC Energie is launching a pilot project in Romania for the first time, through which customers will receive active electricity at zero cost during certain time intervals during the day, to benefit from photovoltaic energy production at the moments it is produced.
Participation in the Zero Active Electricity pilot program is available to the first 5,000 eligible customers between May 7-20, 2026, with benefits awarded between June and September 2026. In total, a customer can receive approximately 70 hours of free active electricity each month for 4 months.
„The Zero Active Electricity Energy pilot program aims to communicate to PPC Energie customers the benefits of photovoltaic energy production and the digitalization of the energy infrastructure. Thus, the savings made by customers will be all the greater, as they will be able to use more electricity during the time intervals with zero cost.”," stated Ionuț Dună, General Director of PPC Energy.
The program is dedicated to customers who have installed a smart meter integrated into the smart metering system at their point of consumption. The hourly intervals during which customers will benefit from active electricity at a cost of 0 lei/kWh will be communicated to them via email and notification in the myPPC application, at least 12 hours in advance.
The electricity supply contract will not change; the contractual price and supply conditions remain the same. In this stage of the pilot program, customers who meet the eligibility criteria will receive an invitation to participate from PPC Energie, via their contact email address, as well as through notifications in the myPPC application.
Thus, customers will be able to reduce their electricity bill by scheduling the consumption of various household appliances or by charging their electric car during those time intervals. The reduction will be granted on the current monthly bill, in the form of a commercial bonus related to consumption during the free intervals, and will be automatically calculated based on the meter readings provided to the supplier by the distribution operator in the respective area.