How will energy reform affect electrical energy production facilities subject to the special regime?

The Bill on tax measures for energy sustainability (Bill 121/000025) constitutes an advance of the expected energy reform. It has already been classified by some as a «pseudo reform», inasmuch as it is limited to creating new taxes to be levied directly or indirectly on electrical energy production as from January 1, 2013, without addressing other matters such as the method for setting prices of the electrical system or the energy mix. Although presented as a rule which will end the tariff deficit as from January 1, 2013, the verbatim wording of the bill does not guarantee the attainment of this goal (cfr. Additional Provision 2 and new article 15.2 of Law 54/1997, as per Final Provision 1 of the bill). The purpose of the new rule is principally a tax collection measure.
Despite environmental proclamations, electrical energy production facilities subject to the special regime, including non-consumable renewable energy facilities (wind energy, photovoltaic and thermal-solar energy), hydroelectric facilities of less than 50 MW, biomass and biofuel facilities (category b as per the classification of Royal Decree 661/2007, regulating the activity of production of electrical energy subject to the special regime) and others based on taking advantage of waste (category c) do not escape the new taxes. Some of them even suffer a reduction in premiums.