04.02.2013

Romania’s government will temporarily reduce the number of green certificates granted to renewable energy producers to rein in electricity price increases, according to a draft Government emergency more

03.31.2013

The current system supporting renewable energy producers in Romania does not take into account the impact on the main energy consumers and might affect the latter’s operational sustainability, more

03.27.2013

Renewable energy producers, which receive aid from the state, should be obliged to cede a part of it for electricity network upgrades, an official of Romanian state-run power grid operator more

03.13.2013

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

03.06.2013

The reduction of state aid granted to renewable energy producers is detrimental to the sector and will cause many companies to leave the market, according to the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry more

02.28.2013

Romania will change the renewable power regulations regarding the number of certificates granted for green energy, the country’s energy minister said Thursday. more

02.27.2013

A law significantly cutting the green energy support scheme could take effect as of July 1. At stake are investments of hundreds of millions of euros. more

02.27.2013

Investors’ preference for renewable energy projects may suggest an imbalance between government support schemes in Romania, an official of the Economy Ministry said Wednesday. more

02.27.2013

A well balanced mix of energy resources coul bring a decrease in electricity prices on the long term, according to energy specialists who attended ZF Power Summit '13 on Wednesday. more

02.27.2013

Romania must support the renewable energy industry, which creates new jobs and increases investments on other segments, utility company E.ON Romania chief executive Frank Hajdinjak said Wednesday. more

02.20.2013

Romania plans to reduce the number of green certificates granted to solar energy producers starting with 2014, an official of the country’s energy regulator ANRE said Wednesday. more

01.06.2013

Constanta, Tulcea, Galati, Caras-Severin and Braila are Romania’s top counties when it comes to installed capacity of green power projects. The five counties have attracted more than EUR2.5 billion more

12.24.2012

The Romanian education system is not sufficiently developed in terms of renewable energy to produce young graduates able to meet market requirements, believes Sebastian Enache, business development more

10.23.2012

Renewable energy producers will receive temporary licenses to trade electricity in Romania outside of the regulated market OPCOM, the country’s watchdog in the field said Tuesday. more

09.26.2012

The Romanian Government aims to settle and speed up the signup and financing of renewable energy projects, according to a recently drafted emergency ordinance on amending the energy and gas law. more

09.05.2012

The capacity of the operational wind farms in Romania might double by the end of 2014, from the current 1,390 MW, which cost about EUR2 billion. Although this is a significant leap from the 14 MW more

08.30.2012

Romania now has green energy projects the size of the two Cernavoda nuclear reactors, after investments of over EUR2 billion. more

08.29.2012

Romania is the world’s 13th most attractive country for investments in renewable energy, according to a research conducted by consultancy firm Ernst&Young (E&Y). more

08.15.2012

Romania is the country where the renewable energy division of Energias de Portugal (EDP), one of the major European energy groups, recorded the highest growths in the last year, with the Portuguese more

08.02.2012

While wind farms projects have already attracted EUR2 billion investments and solar farms are seen as the new stars of green energy, projects turning wood or waste into power are tentatively more

08.01.2012

Agriculture, renewable energy and IT&C have been the most attractive sectors for foreign investors this year, which spent several hundreds of millions of euros to enter Romania. more

07.25.2012

Renewable energy producers got green certificates worth some EUR138 million in the first six months, which is significantly higher than the about EUR95 million they got for the entire last year. The more

06.18.2012

The aid granted by Romania to support the production of renewable energy is too generous and will lead to overcapacity, which will affect the stability of the country’s energy system, according to a more

06.16.2012

Renewable energy producers received nearly EUR750,000 each day over the past month, and the value of subsidies granted to companies generating power by using wind, sunlight or water resources amounted more

06.07.2012

The ICCO group and US company Lockheed Martin on Thursday launched Romania's first private Smart Grid project, in the ICCO Ghimbav Industrial Park in Brasov county, with an investment of $15 million more