12.20.2011

Romania's energy market might be linked to its counterparts in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, state-owned power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) said Tuesday. more

12.20.2011

November kick-started a genuine revolution in green energy, as this is the first month when the support scheme for green energy became fully operational after a three-year wait for investors in the more

12.16.2011

The Bucharest Court of Appeals decided that state-run hydropower generator Hidroelectrica can maintain its force majeure declaration on the energy delivered to Energy Holding, Hidroelectrica said in a more

12.13.2011

Romanian chemical plant Chimcomplex Borzesti (CHOB.RO) will invest up to EUR22 million in a new thermal power unit, the company said in a statement Tuesday. more

12.12.2011

The ranking of companies with the biggest losses of value in crisis is topped by players in the banking and energy sector, according to the “Top 100 most valuable companies in Romania” yearbook more

12.06.2011

Seventeen state-owned companies were included in this year's “Top 100 Most Valuable Companies in Romania”, three of which were new entries and the rest of them regulars in this ranking put more

12.02.2011

Electricity and gas prices will rise once regulator ANRE asks energy distributors to approach clients with efficiency solutions, whose costs will be covered through the adjustment of delivery prices. more

11.23.2011

October turned out to be a good month for wind power, as strong winds drove output up to more than double the level of July, for instance. more

11.22.2011

Romania has major potential for growth on the energy segment, but exploitation requires large investment, which will be not drawn from private investors as long as policies are not consistent and more

11.21.2011

Romania Hipermarché, operator of Cora chain of hypermarkets, Monday said it has received authorization to act in capacity of electric energy trader on the local market. more

11.18.2011

Nuclearelectrica, operator of Romania’s sole nuclear power plant, Friday said it will shut down one of its two reactors on Sunday, in order to replace a used component in the unit. more

11.17.2011

French group Filasa on Thursday launched a EUR780 million investment project in northeastern Romania, targeting the construction of 12 wind farms. more

11.16.2011

Seven companies asked for the annulment of the force majeure notices issued in September by Romania’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR), but only Energy Holding, assisted by law firm Tuca more

11.15.2011

The Romanian government will provide over EUR10 billion through a support scheme for green energy projects, but has no certainty that this money, which will be paid through individuals’ and more

11.14.2011

A series of investors in renewable energy decided to give up EU funding to finance their projects, and chose the green certificate support scheme, which gives them higher profit and frees up EU funds more

11.14.2011

The energy price increase caused by the Romanian support scheme for renewable energy is not a very large sum, it's "only a few lei extra," Monday said Mircea Cotosman, adviser on environmental issues more

11.11.2011

Electrica, the only electricity distribution and supply company still in the portfolio of the Romanian state, says it has to recoup RON1.6 billion (EUR380.9 million) from companies to which it more

11.08.2011

Romania’s planned reorganization of the energy sector has gone from one failure to another, even if the authorities have not formally withdrawn any of the projects that were announced and then more

11.03.2011

Energy and gas prices need to be aligned with European ones between 2013 and 2015, or it will not secure necessary investment, worth EUR35 billion by 2020, especially on the energy segment, Thursday more

11.01.2011

Real estate transactions may be later challenged in court by the signatories or by third parties, if the property exchange or rental contract did not come with the building's energy efficiency more

11.01.2011

Romania’s energy resources rose 1% in 2010 compared with the previous year, while consumption widened by 1.6%, the country's national statistics office said Tuesday. more

10.26.2011

State-owned hydropower producer Hidroelectrica does not have the means to terminate its direct sale contracts, which are “perhaps” concluded over “too extended” periods, Wednesday said the more

10.21.2011

Enel Green Power, a unit of Italy’s utility Enel, Thursday said it has completed the construction of a 70 MW wind farm in Tulcea, southern Romania, increasing its total installed capacity in the more

10.21.2011

The support scheme granting over EUR10 billion in aid to green energy investors will enter force next week (October 24 through October 30), a moment awaited by investors in the sector for three years. more

10.19.2011

The only trend seen by energy prices is upwards, but mechanisms need to be found to protect vulnerable consumers, Eric Stab, country manager for Romania within GDF Suez, said Wednesday. more