03.07.2012

Romanian energy output dropped 24.9% on the year to 2.57 million tons of oil equivalent in January, largely due to falling production in the hydropower sector, official data showed Wednesday. more

03.06.2012

Enel Green Power, the renewable energy division of Italian utilities group Enel, has invested EUR330 million to build wind farms in Romania last year, the company said in its financial report Tuesday. more

03.01.2012

The energy sector's high potential to attract investments, the market's deregulation and the pump price of gas were the main topics approached by those attending the Power Summit ’12, an event more

02.29.2012

Price liberalization and investments in energy have been the main topics in the first day of Power Summit 12, an event attended by the biggest names in the energy industry in Romania. more

02.27.2012

Romanian state-run power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) Monday said it has lifted a temporary ban on electricity exports imposed on local companies after freezing temperatures drove consumption more

02.27.2012

Energy, an over EUR25 billion market, with more than 135,000 employees, will be discussed at length in the first edition of the ZF Power Summit ’12, an event organized by Ziarul Financiar that more

02.22.2012

Current gas prices in Romania create an unsustainable situation that could impact investment on this segment, including the activity of the thermal power producer built by OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) in more

02.17.2012

The recent blackouts in Romania call attention to the fact that they are caused by faulty infrastructure, with two thirds of the power grid in an advanced state of usage and 30% of installations more

02.13.2012

Romania has become the seventh largest country in the European Union and leader in the region in terms of wind farm investments made last year. more

02.10.2012

Wind farms have been disconnected from the system, distributors have suffered millions of euros in damages and 50,000 residents in small towns have been left in the dark. more

02.08.2012

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering funding Vimetco Power Romania with up to EUR207 million in senior secured financing, for the construction of gas-powered more

02.08.2012

Romanian power output inched up 1.6% on the year to 23.45 million tons of oil equivalent in 2011, on higher production in most sectors, official data showed Wednesday. more

02.03.2012

The thermal power plant built by oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) in southern Romania will most likely start activity in the second half of 2012, after technical difficulties, according to a news more

01.20.2012

Warm winter should be good news for wind farm builders, but this time the lack of rain and snowfall created a problem. Since very big equipment (a wind turbine is around 100-meter tall), is carried on more

01.19.2012

Romanian aluminum maker Alro Slatina (ALR.RO) Thursday said it is considering options, including operations restructuring and stopping less efficient production capacities, if it is unable to buy more

01.18.2012

US industrial giant General Electric says Romania is easily among the top five most attractive European countries for green energy investors, with the main driver continuing to be wind farms, a more

01.18.2012

Romanian oil and gas company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) Wednesday announced malfunctions at the Brazi power plant it is building, thus confirming information previously published by MEDIAFAX. more

01.18.2012

Romania is at the bottom of the European Union rankings by gross domestic product, gross domestic product per capita or average wage. These are but the most obvious of the rankings, though. It is also more

01.17.2012

The thermal power plant built by oil company OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) in central Romania will most likely be launched in May, with a six-month delay, because of technical difficulties, people close to the more

01.12.2012

Statements by unionists at aluminum refinery Alro Slatina (ALR.RO) of a potential shutdown of the unit caused the company's stocks to drop almost 10% on the bourse. Management declined to comment. more

01.11.2012

Romanian power output rose 1.7% on the year to 21.47 million tons of oil equivalent in the first 11 months of 2011, fueled by higher production in most sectors, official data showed Wednesday. more

12.29.2011

Romanian state-owned electricity supplier Electrica plans to take out a loan worth up to EUR70 million, for the construction of a wind farm in eastern Romania. more

12.28.2011

Dutch-registered Vimetco, the owner of Romanian aluminium maker Alro Slatina (ALR.RO), Wednesday said it has received seven offers from companies interested in constructing a 250 MW power plant in more

12.20.2011

Romanian state-owned hydropower producer Hidroelectrica on Tuesday announced the completion of a hydropower plant in southern Romania, following an investment of EUR75 million. more

12.20.2011

The Romanian government will select by next spring a partner for its planned 1,000-megawatt hydropower plant in Tarnita-Lapusteti, an investment valued at over EUR1 billion, Prime Minister Emil Boc more