10.04.2011

Romanian government has not yet approved the subsidies for renewable energy producers because it fears the impact on the electricity bills will be too high, the Wind Power Association AREE said more

10.04.2011

Cristian Secosan, general manager of Siemens Romania, says 2011 brought a significant increase in orders, so despite all uncertainties that put economic growth to the test this year, the German more

09.30.2011

Romania's Economy Ministry has drafted a government decision on the creation of the Hunedoara Energy Complex, through the merger of energy producers Electrocentrale Deva and Electrocentrale Paroseni, more

09.29.2011

The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against Romania and other member states for failing to transpose two directives, regarding the electricity and natural gas markets, and the more

09.29.2011

Romania's Economy Ministry has opened a public debate on the draft government decision to create the Oltenia Energy Complex, through the merger of thermal power stations Turceni, Craiova and Rovinari more

09.29.2011

Romania’s raw material supply for electricity and heating will cost 5.69 billion lei (EUR1.3 billion) in the winter 2011-2012 season, 34% more than the costs in the previous inter, according to a more

09.26.2011

Marius Moise, an entrepreneur trained in marketing, set up his own business after persuading several companies with a minimum energy consumption of 50 MWh/year to change their supplier of electricity more

09.26.2011

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Monday extended a EUR20 million loan to Romanian lender BCR to finance investments in the energy sector developed by small- and medium-sized more

09.21.2011

The energy export contract signed by Romania’s largest energy production companies and the local branch of Serbian energy group Rudnap, will be extended through the end of the year, even though it more

09.15.2011

Ecological lighting company Optogan on Thursday said it has concluded a partnership with Romanian KDF Energy and it is considering building an assembly unit in Romania, with an investment of EUR15-20 more

09.15.2011

Romania’s energy strategy for 2011-2035 will be amended and put up for public debate by the end of October this year, Thursday said Alexandru Sandulescu, director within the Economy Ministry. more

09.15.2011

Shale gas, maybe the most fashionable fuel of the moment, has been on the agenda of the talks between Romanian and U.S. officials during the recent visit of the Romanian authorities to Washington. more

09.14.2011

From the project stage to getting the first money by selling green energy, it takes nearly 3 years during which investors in wind farms have to get 85 permits and meet around 13 civil servants in the more

09.13.2011

Energy complex Oltenia, planned by Romanian authorities as a state-owned energy production cluster, will be listed on the bourse within two years from creation, according to agreements between the more

09.08.2011

The Romanian Government has given up the idea of creating two state-owned energy giants, Electra and Hidroenergetica, and it will create two smaller companies, Thursday said Constantin Jujan, head of more

09.07.2011

Romanian electricity consumers could pay up to 10% more next year, as more wind farms are supported through the green certificate scheme, Wednesday said Zoltan Nagy, director general of the more

09.07.2011

Romania’s government is bound to approve an ordinance amending the renewable energy law in September, with the new regulations likely to come into force by the end of the month, the energy regulator more

09.05.2011

Romanian energy regulator ANRE may keep applying current pricing regulations for electricity and gas beyond 2015, for certain categories of clients, despite deregulation agreements concluded between more

08.30.2011

Energy Holding, the best-known electricity trading business set up in the early '00s by Bogdan Buzaianu, lost the leading position in the ranking of private electricity traders to Tinmar Ind, a more

08.23.2011

The ten largest wind energy projects now operating in Romania have a total installed capacity of over 700 MW, matching that of a nuclear reactor at the Cernavoda power station. Investments in these more

08.18.2011

Bucharest subway company Metrorex rescheduled a public auction to buy electricity for the end of August, following two unsuccessful tenders organized earlier this year. more

08.12.2011

Developers will have to carry out a study on alternative heating systems, before being issued construction authorization, as of next year, and the energy efficiency certificate will be required when more

08.09.2011

Galati county has become the star of the year in terms of the number of wind energy projects that have won network connection contracts. Vaslui, Botosani and Suceava also caught the interest of wind more

08.08.2011

Romania’s power output rose 5.3% on the year in the first half, while the country’s total energy resources increased 6.1%, the National Statistics Institute said Monday. more

08.04.2011

Romanian consumers are likely to pay by up to 3% or 4% more for electricity once the updated scheme to support renewable energy producers comes into force, CEZ Romania said Thursday. more