REG - Soc EnergElectricaSA - Clarifications on the auditor's qualified opinion

Societatea Energetica Electrica SAAnnouncement

31/03/2025 07:15

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RNS Number : 8724C  Societatea Energetica Electrica SA  31 March 2025

Electrica provides clarifications regarding the qualified opinion expressed by
the financial auditor on the consolidated financial statements for 2024

 

The Electrica Group wishes to bring a series of clarifications in relation to
the qualified opinion formulated by the financial auditor, Deloitte Audit SRL,
on the Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the financial year
ended December 31, 2024.

The reservation expressed by the auditor refers to the impossibility of
testing, until the date of publication of the financial statements, an amount
of RON 979.5 million - representing commercial receivables still uninvoiced
related to the electricity supply segment. This amount corresponds to
approximately 430 GWh of electricity delivered to end customers and mapped 97%
on consumption points, being in an advanced validation process and to be
invoiced by April 30, 2025 at the latest.

The high value of unbilled receivables, respectively RON 2.85 billion as of
December 31, 2024, was majorly influenced by the legislative changes generated
by the application of GEO no. 312/2024, which imposed the reversal and reissue
of invoices issued with the tariff related to the contribution to the
Contracts for Difference (CfD). This context required complex technical
adaptations in the company's IT systems and generated temporary delays in the
invoicing process.

At the same time, the cumulative impact of successive legislative changes -
starting with GEO no. 118/2021 and continuing with numerous subsequent
normative acts - imposed recurring adjustments in the customer management
information system, a process that affected the normal rhythm of invoicing.
Under these conditions, Electrica Furnizare has prioritized the correct
implementation of the legal provisions and the issuance of compliant invoices
to customers.

Another element that influenced the process of closing the financial
statements was the cyber attack suffered by the Electrica Group on December 9,
2024. Although the critical infrastructure was not affected, the security
measures implemented and the revalidation of the computing models required
additional resources and time.

We specify that, of the total volume of electricity recorded on account of
unbilled receivables (2.2 TWh), more than half had already been invoiced by
the date of publication of the financial statements. Also, the company does
not face collection difficulties or a significant level of non-performing
receivables, which offers a favorable perspective regarding the collection of
outstanding amounts during 2025.

From the moment of the start of the support scheme in November 2021 until now,
Electrica Furnizare has received subsidies from the Ministry of Energy and
ANPIS in the amount of RON 5.7 billion out of the total of RON 6.8 billion
applications submitted to ANRE.

The Electrica Group assures all its investors, financiers and partners that it
carries out with priority all the necessary actions for the completion of the
invoicing process, the recovery of receivables and the complete testing of the
related amounts, in view of the issuance of the letter of representation by
Deloitte Audit SRL, included in the documentation related to the future issue
of Eurobonds.

 

CEO

Alexandru Aurelian Chirita

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