Romania
European Commission approves restructuring aid for CE Oltenia up to EUR 2.66 billion
28 January 2022 - Restructuring aid has been approved for CE Oltenia, Romania's third-largest producer of electricity, to replace coal with gas and renewables
EDP Renewables to build wind park in Romania, buy renewable energy projects
26 January 2022 - EDP Renewables advanced its wind power plant project of up to 70 MW in Galați while it is purchasing firms that develop wind and solar parks
Romanian Commodities Exchange to roll out platform for bilateral power supply contracts
17 January 2022 - Power purchase agreements were centralized within Romanian TSO Transelectrica's OPCOM market until a recent government directive
Emergy acquires Siemens Gamesa’s wind energy portfolio in Romania
10 January 2022 - Emergy took over Romanian subsidiaries of Siemens Gamesa that are developing wind park projects in Dobruja totaling almost 370 MW
Hidroelectrica plans 50MW green hydrogen plant on Danube river
30 December 2021 - Romanian Hidroelectrica plans hydrogen production unit on Danube, and Lukoil with Rusatom Overseas production of green hydrogen in Ploiesti.
OMV Petrom to install 1 GW of renewables in Romania by 2030
09 December 2021 - In its EUR 11 billion investment plan for the current decade, OMV Petrom earmarked more than 35% for low and zero carbon opportunities
BIG Shopping Centers Group starts EUR 109 million wind farm project in Romania
08 December 2021 - BIG Shopping Centers is taking over a wind power plant project of 102 MW in Romania, marking a major expansion of its renewables portfolio
Clean hydrogen to break even with fossil alternatives between 2028 and 2032 in Romania – study
07 December 2021 - The Romanian authorities announced the national hydrogen strategy would be published in 2022
Hidroelectrica eyes 2 GW in solar, wind projects
23 November 2021 - The company's focus is to increase the production capacities with green power plants, CEO Bogdan Badea said
Romania hopes second call for solar subsidies to be successful
22 November 2021 - Romania will subsidize households with EUR 57 million for the installation of solar power panels, after the previous round mostly failed
Austrian investment fund announces 1 GW solar project in Romania
17 November 2021 - Core Value Capital to invest EUR 800 million over seven years in photovoltaic parks in Romania that will generate 1GW of electricity.
GreenWEEE to build EUR 10 million e-waste recycling plant in Romania
10 November 2021 - GreenWEEE said it would put its third facility in Romania into operation in one year. The company recycles electrical and electronic waste
Romania, Bulgaria intend to build small nuclear power plants
10 November 2021 - The first small modular reactor (SMR) in Europe could be built in Romania, and Bulgaria is also interested in the technology.
Romania to decarbonize its coal power plants with wood pellets
08 November 2021 - Energy minister Virgil Popescu and Bjørn H. Knappskog, CEO of Arbaflame, have signed a letter of intent with the aim of cutting Paroseni power plant's CO2 emissions
Romania caps energy prices, rolls out windfall tax for electricity producers
30 October 2021 - Romania limited electricity and gas prices for households and small businesses and rolled out support for several other categories
Bulgaria-Romania day-ahead market coupling completed
27 October 2021 - The Bulgaria-Romania electricity market project integrated their border into the European single day-ahead market coupling