
A significant share of the electrical installations demand comes from the construction sector, which followed a strong growth trend in 2015, for the first time since the economic crisis. In Romania, there are 18 active manufacturers of electrical installation materials (cables, lighting objects etc.) that reported for 2015 a total turnover of 460 million euro, there are also 60 importers and distributors (with sales that totaled 619 million euro in 2015) and about 1,100 firms specialized in the construction and design of electrical installations (with annual revenues of 2.5 billion euro). It should be specified, however, that the total turnovers of the analyzed companies include revenues from other activities, such as sales of systems for automation, security and control, and execution of various types of construction works. Also, according to the Romanian Regulation Authority for Energy (ANRE), more than 2,000 companies and over 16,800 individuals are authorized to carry out electrical works.