The energy and petroleum products market value accounted 16% of GDP in 2011, down by 5 percentage points comparing to 2005. By 2020 the market should double to €39 bln. For the next eight years the main challenges of the energy market are linked to the new development strategies; turn to value the potential of RES, gas supply on free market, investments and improvement of central heating networks, the price of oil, population’s behavior and trends of economy by sector.