9 mai 2013

China Huadian Engineering could get the permit to build a EUR1 billion coal-fired power plant near the Rovinari thermal power plant in November, and construction work could start towards the end of more

3 mai 2013

Petrotel-Lukoil, the third largest operational refinery in Romania, controlled by Russia’s Lukoil, posted turnover of 6.9 billion lei (EUR1.6 million) in 2012, up around 5% in Romanian lei, while more

2 mai 2013

Serbian oil group NIS, held by Russia’s Gazprom, will open two new gas stations in Romania in July, which will be located at the 59th kilometer of the Bucharest-Pitesti highway. more

1 mai 2013

Romanian power supplier and energy trader Tinmar-Ind reported turnover of 1.38 billion lei (EUR319 million) in 2012, similar to 2011, while its profit rose 40% to RON30.1 million. more

29 apr 2013

The largest Romanian gas producer is once again also the most profitable state-run company, as Romgaz posted an all time high net profit of 1.24 billion lei (around EUR280 million) in 2012, up 20% on more

25 apr 2013

Last year ended with declines for electricity production, exports and consumption, which was largely affected by the drop in industrial demand, according to the latest report of Romania’s energy more

24 apr 2013

Serbia-based oil group NIS now has five gas stations in Romania, after having opened its first in Vestem near Sibiu (center of the country) at the end of last year. more

23 apr 2013

Green power has been the hottest topic in the energy sector since the beginning of this year, with the prospect of changes to the support scheme pitching against one another investors, the authorities more

16 apr 2013

Energy Complex Oltenia, Hidroelectrica and Nuclearelectrica, the largest energy producers in Romania, have budgeted significantly higher profits for this year against last year, with upbeat forecasts more

10 apr 2013

The average electricity price dropped almost 40% in the first quarter of the year, and the trading price on the day-ahead (spot) market is now closer to the price in the similar period of 2009. more

9 apr 2013

Bostina & Asociatii, one of the biggest law firms in Romania, will represent Electrica, the country's only state-run electricity distribution and supply company, at the International Court of more

3 apr 2013

The top three wind power projects in Romania now include one developed by a local entrepreneur, Romanian-born Swedish businessman Emanuel Muntmark. more

2 apr 2013

In the first quarter of the year major fuel distributors boosted pump prices, although estimates made by oil companies at the beginning of 2013 showed that consumption was expected to stay flat at more

29 mar 2013

An investor in a solar PV project who now gets six green certificates per megawatt/hour of power generated might get only four as of this summer, and the get the rest after mid 2016, according to a more

27 mar 2013

“Prispa”, the house that can produce more energy than it consumes, owned by a family in Bacau county (NE Romania), has obtained the permit to join the energy grid, issued by Germany’s E.ON, the more

26 mar 2013

Shale gas can revolutionize the global energy market and coal-based electricity has again taken precedence over gas-fired power stations, says Eveline Steinberger-Kern, head of the energy division more

22 mar 2013

Major state-run energy producer Hidroelectrica has moved from monthly losses of EUR50 million to a profit of EUR10 million last month, shows a report on the company’s financial performance published more

20 mar 2013

U.S. oil group Chevron said that if Romania wants to start shale gas drilling, now is the time to do it because exploration work alone takes five years. No European country is currently producing more

15 mar 2013

Romania could save between EUR4.8 billion and EUR7.4 billion by improving energy efficiency until 2020. more

15 mar 2013

Grup Servicii Petroliere, an offshore drilling company part of the Upetrom group of businessman Gabriel Comanescu, is bidding in what could be the tender of the year to get a contract with ExxonMobil more

14 mar 2013

Grup Servicii Petroliere, part of Upetrom group owned by businessman Gabriel Comanescu, won a new contract with Gazprom, the world’s largest natural gas producer, for oil exploration in the frozen more

13 mar 2013

Italian group Enel, which has become the largest private energy distributor in Romania following privatizations, reached investments of over EUR650 million in wind farms on the Romanian market, with more

12 mar 2013

After three years and over EUR3 billion investments in 2,000 MW of wind energy, Romania is polluting more than it did before the 800 turbines were put in place. more

11 mar 2013

Romania should focus its energy strategy on smaller, yet more flexible projects that require lower investments, instead of large energy projects, such as reactors 3 and 4 of the Cernavoda nuclear more

5 mar 2013

The economy could benefit from the renewable energy boom if investors were rewarded based on the amount of components they buy from the local market for their projects, says George Catalin Costache, more