Romania
Hidroelectrica should look into Black Sea offshore wind potential, minister says
06 March 2020 - Romania’s acting economy and energy minister Virgil Popescu has said the country’s state-owned hydropower producer...
EU conditions EUR 251 million state aid to coal, power utility CE Oltenia
26 February 2020 - The European Commission has approved Romania’s plans to grant a EUR 251 million loan to...
Romania to invest EUR 53 million in charging stations for hybrid, electric vehicles
12 February 2020 - Romania is launching a EUR 53 million state aid scheme to stimulate investments in charging...
UPDATE: Romania’s CE Oltenia to close four units in coal power plants by 2025
29 January 2020 - In order to compensate for the capacities, the company plans to construct gas-fired and renewable energy units.
PM sees EU Green Deal taking out 40% of electricity capacity in Romania
28 January 2020 - Coal is doomed, the head of the government in Bucharest has told businesspeople and representatives...
Hidroelectrica initiates takeover of ČEZ, Enel’s facilities in Romania
10 December 2019 - The management of Speeh Hidroelectrica SA requested the goahead from shareholders to hire consultants and...
Thermal power permits for 875 MW revoked by Romanian regulators
26 November 2019 - The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority or ANRE decided to withdraw licences for three units controlled...
CEZ receives over 30 letters of interest for Romanian assets
14 November 2019 - Czech energy group CEZ has received more than 30 expressions of interest for its Romanian...
Romania’s Arsat Group to build electric scooter factory
08 November 2019 - Romanian industrial group Arsat plans to build an electric scooter factory, in a project funded...
Bucharest to introduce oxygen vignette, ban high-polluting cars from parts of city
04 November 2019 - Bucharest authorities are introducing a special tax called the Oxygen vignette for cars not meeting...
Court halts expansion of largest coal mine in Romania following Bankwatch appeal
25 October 2019 - A Bucharest court has blocked an expansion of Rosia, the largest coal mine in Romania...
Ford launches production of Romania’s first hybrid vehicle
09 October 2019 - U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Company has started manufacturing a new hybrid car, an electrified new...
Hidroelectrica files non-binding letter of intent to buy CEZ assets in Romania
08 October 2019 - Romania’s Hidroelectrica, the country’s largest power producer 80%-controlled by the state, has submitted a non-binding...
Electric scooter sharing app Flow to be available in Belgrade in 2020
03 October 2019 - Romanian electric scooter sharing app Flow will be offered in Belgrade, Serbia in 2020, according...
Just transition report looks into post-coal job prospects in Romania’s Jiu Valley
23 September 2019 - NGOs Greenpeace and Bankwatch Romania have launched a new report outlining scenarios for the just...
IKEA parent confirms acquisition of Vestas’ 80% stake in Romanian wind farms
13 September 2019 - Ingka Group, the parent company of Swedish furniture giant IKEA, has confirmed in a press...