According to him, a significant part of the current regulations in construction dates back to the last century and requires revision and adaptation to modern requirements.
“They date back to the 1970s-1990s, and some even to the 1960s. We have 1,110 Soviet norms, which, whether we like it or not, need to be adapted or replaced. Even if we borrow them from Europe, there are copyrights there, so they still need to be financed. If we take the average cost of one normative – 400 thousand lei, then about 444 million lei is needed for 1,110 normative documents,” Shipitca said during consultations at the commission for economy, budget and finance.
Besides, there are another 150 norms in the field of industrial safety, which have not been revised either, which will require about 60 million lei.
Also, according to the official, 498 normative documents were elaborated during the independence period, which also need to be revised and adapted. With an average cost of 200,000 lei, each of them requires about 99.6 million lei.
Green energy without regulations
He also said that, for example, in the renewable energy sector, there is no regulatory framework at all, as well as the relevant laboratories.
“An environmental impact analysis is required, as the green energy sector uses either energy storage batteries or photovoltaic panels. Their impact – in particular the impact of cobalt and nickel used in batteries – has not yet been fully studied. It is also unclear how their disposal and recycling will be organized, what distances, safety standards and requirements for sanitary and protective zones will be observed,” said Vyacheslav Shipitka.
According to him, it is in this area that the largest investments in the development of the regulatory framework will be required in the near future.
