The 50,000 owners of electric cars would have had the opportunity to charge their car batteries at much more advantageous prices at certain times, exactly when the national electricity grid would have needed them at the socket. The current situation at Easter is a good example. “In Romania, currently, there are about 8.5 million registered […]
OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in South-Eastern Europe, in partnership with the Oltenia Energy Complex (CE Oltenia), announces the signing of design and construction contracts for four photovoltaic parks, according to a press release.
Shell Exploration and Production (96) BV, a subsidiary of Shell PLC, will explore for oil and gas in Block 1-26 Han Tervel, located in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, according to media reports. The contract has been signed. The block is adjacent to Han Asparuh, which is licensed by OMV Petrom. The […]
Brussels is looking at legal options that would allow European companies to break long-term contracts to supply Russian gas without paying penalties to Moscow, the Financial Times reports, quoted by Agerpres. The European Commission has studied the contracts as well as the possibility of invoking a “force majeure” clause that would allow importers to end […]
Rețele Electrice România launched, on the electronic public procurement platform SEAP, a public tender with a maximum value of about 180 million lei (excluding VAT), for the executing customer connection works to the distribution networks managed by the company. Following this purchase, the contractors will receive orders for the construction of medium and low […]
The 60 MW photovoltaic park in Teiuș, Alba, is expected to be put into operation by the end of this month, the Minister of Energy said. “Just from the call in the PNRR for green energy, we have 600 MW of projects put into operation, and at the end of April we expect to put […]
A specialist from the United States shows that the big problem now is related to the degradation of photovoltaic installations installed in the past that do not work in any way as the industry promised. There are several reasons, and the reconditioning or upgrading of those installations – those that should not be decommissioned – […]
Economic operators, companies and autonomous regies in Romania that carry out activities on the national territory in the steel, cement, oil and natural gas, energy production, but also in other highly polluting industries, can access a new program worth 150 million euros from the Modernization Fund, dedicated to investments in energy efficiency, the Ministry of […]
PPC’s electric car charging network, developed under the PPC blue brand, has surpassed 600 points in Romania, but growth is being held back by bureaucracy. “Romania already has 54,000 electric cars, 28% more than last year. And our charging network exceeds 600 active points, in all counties. We are constantly investing to make charging as […]
The advance payment for future delivery contracts, which is to be imposed by ANRE. could lead suppliers to stop making such contracts. “The draft published by ANRE has some good provisions, which make the activity easier. Unfortunately, the proposal for advance payment of 30% of the value of contracts longer than 3 months, we believe, […]
The letter of support for a European project in the field of nuclear energy, in which Romania also participates, was approved this week at the High-Level Forum for Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI), announced on Friday, Energy Minister Sebastian Buduja. ‘Nuclear energy will save lives in Romania! Very good news for Romania, directly […]
In its 2025 Summer Supply Outlook report, published today, the European Network for Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) confirmed that gas storage was particularly important last winter, covering more than 30% of the EU’s gas consumption. Storages also helped to contain price volatility, as stored gas was cheaper than LNG imports during winter months. Once again, the […]
The European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) returns for its 19th edition. The EU is facing an important time for its competitiveness, clean energy goals, and security. It’s clear that action is needed. In line with the Clean Industrial Deal, fast tracking the rollout of renewable energy and energy efficiency will be a key way to […]
The Romanian Government is preparing to launch the second tender for renewable projects that would benefit from the Contracts for Difference (CfD) mechanism, after the first tender was successfully concluded. A capacity of 2,000 MW in onshore wind and 1,472 MW in photovoltaics is on offer. The Ministry of Energy has amended a few days […]
