07.22.2011

Romanian Economy Ministry estimates will pay 5.69 billion lei (EUR1.35 billion) to ensure the necessary fuel stock for the 2011/2012 winter, 34% higher on the year, according to a draft government more

07.22.2011

Romanian National Union Bloc (BNS) leader Dumitru Costin said Friday talks between unionists and the International Monetary Fund delegation focused on problems concerning the energy market, the more

07.14.2011

Italy’s utility Enel has the option to double its stake in Romanian joint venture EnergoNuclear, which was set up to build two additional reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, the head of more

07.13.2011

The European Commission approved Romania’s legislation supporting investment in renewable energy through green certificate incentives, norms launched in 2008, saying it complies with EU state aid more

07.12.2011

Romania and Turkey are the countries pointed out by all investors when it comes to green energy investments, says Riccardo Puliti, managing director in charge the energy and natural resources sectors more

07.12.2011

Romanian Economy Ministry has increased by EUR100 million the budget for renewable energy projects co-financed from European funds, the ministry said in a statement Tuesday. more

07.11.2011

Investors in wind and solar energy are drawn into the race of green energy, the hottest sector of the moment by something that acts as a magnet: the aid that the Romanian state provides through the more

07.04.2011

Bucharest subway operator Metrorex has called off its auction to buy electricity, because of the lack of bidders for the 52 million lei (EUR12.31 million) contract, and will launch a new procurement more

07.01.2011

Certinvest, owned by businessman Eugen Voicu, will launch a private closed-end investment fund, Certinvest Green, through which it will fund two alternative energy projects, aiming to draw EUR1.5 more

07.01.2011

Enel Green Power, a unit of Italy’s utility Enel, has added another 40 MW to its Romanian network, increasing total installed capacity to 104 MW, the company said in a statement Thursday. more

06.21.2011

Dutch aluminum smelter Vimetco has decided to withdraw from its joint venture with Romanian Interagro set up to support the construction of a coal fired power plant in the southern city of Turnu more

06.17.2011

The still low penetration rate of Internet services in small towns and in rural areas, as well as the prospective cooperation between communications operators and energy operators to build a joint more

06.16.2011

Six Romanian state-owned energy firms will lay off a total 1,480 employees this year, or 5% of their overall staff, in a bid to boost efficiency, according to a draft government decision of the more

06.15.2011

Investors in renewable energy projects will collect an additional EUR2 billion by 2015, if the law regulating the support scheme is changed in such a way that more green certificates can be obtained. more

06.06.2011

Romanian electricity and natural gas transporters may request financing from the state for infrastructure upgrades, between June 13 and July 15, under a program with a total budget of 242.9 million more

06.06.2011

Energias de Portugal (EDP), one of the world’s biggest players in the wind power sector, with EUR14 billion in turnover, completed the installation of a 159-MW wind farm in Dobrogea, the equivalent more

06.02.2011

Romania climbed two positions, to 21, in an Ernst&Young chart of the 35 most attractive states for renewable energy projects. more

06.02.2011

Electrica, the largest electricity distributor and supplier owned by the Romanian state, wants to buy wind turbines worth EUR93 million, VAT not included, to equip a 50 MW farm located in Frumusita, more

05.31.2011

Romanian government didn’t give up its plan to merge the main power companies into two national champions, but a system overhaul to create several smaller energy centers has better chances of more

05.27.2011

Romanian energy regulator ANRE proposed the reduction of priority access, by renewable energy producers to the power grid, to include solely producers whose prices are regulated. more

05.26.2011

Metrorex, the operator of the Bucharest subway network, intends to buy one year’s worth of electricity for 52 million lei (EUR12.6 million), according to a company announcement. more

05.24.2011

Romania’s structural funds on energy and energy efficiency should be calculated on specific requests by companies, since interest is disproportionate between the two segments, Economy Ministry more

05.24.2011

Green energy generation registered a real boom in the first quarter of this year, with electricity generated by wind turbines, small hydro-power stations, solar farms or biomass stations being enough more

05.19.2011

Romania needs to look closer at investors selected for the 1,000 MW Tarnita-Lapustesti hydropower plant that should be finished by 2019, following investments estimated at EUR1,028 billion, Thursday more

05.19.2011

Romania's government must establish “very quickly” a calendar for price deregulation in the energy and natural gas sectors to allow an adequate inflation targeting at the central bank, President more