Romania
Imports from China don’t exceed 26% of PV project costs in Romania
03 February 2025 - Simtel's CEO Iulian Nedea said Chinese solar panels and inverters make up just 26% of total costs of a 1 MW facility and that the rest are EU and Romanian products and services
Burduja: Romanian coal power plants could be upgraded
22 January 2025 - In his view, US President Donald Trump has demonstrated to the world that democracies are only strong when their economies are strong
DTEK’s subsidiary DRI completes Glodeni 2 solar park in Romania
14 January 2025 - DRI completed its second photovoltaic plant in Romania, Glodeni 2, and it is preparing to start the construction of another one
Solarpro building 174 MW solar park in Romania for CWP Europe
14 January 2025 - CWP Europe's contractor Solarpro is expected to complete a 174 MW photovoltaic facility in Romania in mid-2025
Romania to put in operation 2,500 MW of new power plants in 2025
13 January 2025 - Romania's Ministry of Energy has presented the main investments planned for 2025 in the national energy sector
Burduja: Romania to prolong coal phaseout by three years
10 January 2025 - The Government of Romania intends to extend the operation of coal power plants by three years, according to Sebastian Burduja
All permits issued in Romania for Europe’s biggest solar power plant
10 January 2025 - Rezolv Energy and Monsson received all approvals for the construction of the Dama Solar facility of 1.04 GW, with batteries
Renalfa IPP buys 258 MW solar project in Romania, plans to install 1 GWh BESS
08 January 2025 - The project’s commercial operation is scheduled to start in 2027, Renalfa IPP said
Romanian 1,700 MW Mintia gas power plant obtains construction permit
06 January 2025 - The cogeneration facility will be located on the site of a former coal power plant in Hunedoara county
Romania calls agricultural, food firms to apply for solar, wind power grants
25 December 2024 - The Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) has EUR 150 million in grants for photovoltaic and wind power in Romania
Romanian Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja reappointed
24 December 2024 - Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja remained in his seat following the recent general elections in Romania. He promised continuity and an acceleration in investment.
DRI, OMV Petrom sign Romania’s largest physical PPA so far
21 December 2024 - The new physical solar power purchase agreement between DRI and OMV Petrom is the largest ever in Romania
Romania declares winners of its wind, solar power CfD auctions
18 December 2024 - Wind and solar power projects in Romania of over 1.5 GW in total are eligible for contracts for difference (CfD) after the first auctions
Romania risks power outages as import capacity is nearing its limits
09 December 2024 - Imports account for over 35% of power consumption in Romania during daily peaks, but Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja isn't pessimistic
Econergy signs loan for its PV project in Romania, raises EUR 87 million through bonds
04 December 2024 - Kommunalkredit Austria approved EUR 28 million for Econergy Renewable Energy's Iancu Jianu photovoltaic project of 58 MW in south Romania
Shopping mall operator to break ground on major solar power plant in Romania
01 December 2024 - Monsson Group sold a 50 MW photovoltaic project in northwest Romania to shopping mall operator NEPI Rockcastl