10.15.2014

Romania’s Economy Minister Constantin Nita said the European Commission on Wednesday approved the state aid scheme aimed at supporting large energy consumers. more

10.10.2014

Tinmar Ind, the largest private electricity trader in Romania, owned by businessman Augustin Oancea, signed a one-year contract with ArcelorMittal Galati, the second largest energy consumer in more

09.18.2014

The Association of Electricity Suppliers in Romania (AFEER) is calling on authorities again to reintroduce bilateral contracts negotiated directly on the power exchange OPCOM, arguing the ban on such more

08.20.2014

China’s State Grid Corporation, the world’s largest electricity distribution company, is interested in buying the electricity business Italy’s Enel has for sale in Romania. more

08.19.2014

Romania used 3.2% less electricity in the first half, as well as 4.7% less natural gas and almost 3% less fuel. more

08.06.2014

Romanian final electricity consumption is expected to fall 8.3% on the year to around 45.9 terawatt hours in 2014, according to a government document drafted by the Economy Ministry. more

08.01.2014

CEZ Romania will stay on the local market, as it believes Romania has potential, but will not pursue any major development plans for the time being, says chief executive officer Martin Zmelik. more

06.27.2014

Electricity prices for Romanian households are expected to fall by 2.6% on average as of July 1, mainly following a 46% reduction of the cogeneration tax, the country’s energy watchdog ANRE said more

06.25.2014

Bucharest subway operator Metrorex has awarded a contract of 62.1 million lei (EUR14.15 million) to state-run power distributor Electrica Furnizare, VAT included, whereby it will purchase electricity more

06.23.2014

Vitol, one of the world's largest energy and commodity traders, which discreetly entered the Romanian energy and gas market last year, has made its first purchase on the local power exchange OPCOM, more

06.19.2014

Economy Ministry is looking for ways to stimulate electric power consumption for populations and small and medium businesses, via state aids or taxation, minister Constantin Nita stated. more

06.18.2014

The regulated electricity price will decrease as of July 2014, Emil Calota, vice-president of Romanian energy regulator ANRE, stated Wednesday, without providing further details. more

06.12.2014

The decrease of green certificates quota for major electricity consumers is a subvention decrease granted by the government to the renewable energy producers and should not be supported by the more

06.11.2014

Romania will lift its cogeneration tax on electricity exports as of July 1, in a bid to boost energy trading, minister delegate for Energy Razvan Nicolescu said Wednesday. more

06.11.2014

The major electricity consumers will pay for a lower number of green certificates, while natural gas producers will have to sell part of their production on the on the local commodities market, more

06.01.2014

Enel, Romania’s largest private electricity distributor, in 2013 reached revenue of almost EUR1.5 billion, up 7% on the year. The figure represents the total revenue derived by the companies through more

05.30.2014

Romania’s insolvent state-run hydropower generator Hidroelectrica on Friday sold electricity worth 50 million lei (nearly EUR11 million) on the local power exchange OPCOM, the power company said in more

05.19.2014

Complexul Energetic Oltenia, a company formed by the merger of Romania’s coal mines with coal-fired thermal power plants, is seeking to boost exports as consumption decline and renewable energy are more

05.19.2014

Romania’s six largest electricity generation companies, the state-owned Hidroelectrica, Complexul Energetic Oltenia, Nuclearelectrica, Electrocentrale Bucuresti, Complexul Energetic Hunedoara and more

04.29.2014

Romanian state-owned railway company CFR SA will buy electricity on the local regulated power exchange OPCOM, starting June 15, 2014, Transport Minister Dan Sova said Tuesday. more

04.29.2014

Electricity distribution companies such as Enel, E.ON, CEZ or Electrica currently get about a third of the average Romanian energy bill, while the production cost accounts for less than 30% of the more

04.28.2014

Romanian power grid operator Nuclearelectrica (SNN.RO) Monday raised 69 million lei (EUR15.2 million) at several electricity auctions on the local energy exchange OPCOM. more

04.28.2014

Complexul Energetic Oltenia’s electricity will reach Serbian and Hungarian consumers after the country’s second largest electricity generator sold 300 million lei (EUR67.4 million) worth of power more

04.10.2014

Slovenian electricity trader GEN-I says it is interested in supplying natural gas and wants to find end power consumers in Romania, after having signed one of the largest deals ever conducted on the more

04.09.2014

Technologies in the telecom industry help companies in other industries reach their clients more easily, Aurelian Sideri, director de marketing al Enel Romania, said Wednesday at the ZF Mobilio '14 more