Romania
Romania considers launching new wind auctions
26 August 2025 - Two weeks ago, the authorities conducted the country’s second wind and solar power auction for government support in the form of CfDs.
CE Oltenia to set up subsidiary to take over coal power plants slated for closure
25 August 2025 - CE Oltenia’s “lignite subsidiary” is envisaged under a restructuring and decarbonization plan approved by the European Commission.
Turkish firm Astor Enerji to install 2 GWh of battery capacity at its solar projects in Romania
22 August 2025 - Swiss energy storage provider Energy Vault will supply 2 GWh of battery storage capacity for Astor Enerji's solar power projects in Romania.
Prosumers in Romania are neck and neck with commercial PV plants in capacity
20 August 2025 - Prosumers in Romania don't have a much larger total capacity anymore than commercial solar power plants, a segment accelerating in expansion
Econergy’s 87 MW Oradea solar park in Romania starts commercial operation
19 August 2025 - Econergy Renewable Energy has connected its 87 MW Oradea solar power plant to Romania’s national electricity grid
Hidroelectrica seeks to buy wind, solar projects totaling 520 MW
18 August 2025 - Romania's hydropower plant operator Hidroelectrica plans to take over a 250 MW wind project and 270 MW of solar projects.
Battery storage investors in Romania rapidly expanding project pipeline
16 August 2025 - In an rising investment wave, firms in Romania are combining energy storage with solar, wind and hydropower or building standalone systems
Romania completes second round of renewable energy auctions – third of wind quota unallocated
13 August 2025 - Romania completed its second round of renewable energy auctions. More than one third of the wind power quota wasn't allocated and prices rose.
DRI secures financing for Vacaresti solar park in Romania
13 August 2025 - DRI obtained non-recourse loans of up to EUR 60 million to finance its Vacaresti solar park in Romania
New solar park in Romania of 71 MW gets final permit for launch
12 August 2025 - Shikun and Binui Energy is about to begin delivering electricity to the Romanian grid from its Satu Mare photovoltaic plant
Wind power takes lead in new renewables investment wave in Romania
12 August 2025 - The number of maturing wind power projects and the ones under construction in Romania is rising steadily after a decade-long pause
Final investment decision for Romania’s SMR project could be delayed
11 August 2025 - RoPower Nuclear, the joint venture established for the SMR project, intends to use NuScale’s technology
Romanian bourse BRM joins power auctions within European Single Intraday Coupling
08 August 2025 - With this move, BRM becomes part of the Intraday Auctions (IDA) system, launched across Europe in June 2024.
Nofar Energy set to secure financing for 515 MW of solar in Romania
07 August 2025 - Nofar is set to secure a EUR 68 million loan from the EBRD for three projects in Romania, including the 265.5 MW Corbii Mari solar park.
Court suspends Hidroelectrica’s hydropower project by stopping deforestation
06 August 2025 - The almost complete Răstolița hydropower project in Romania, started in the late 1980s, is stuck again over a dispute regarding deforestation
Private equity fund to take over 39.5% stake in Romanian SMR project
04 August 2025 - DS Private Equity (DSPE) is reportedly entering ownership in RoPower Nuclear, a project firm working to build a small modular reactor (SMR) in Romania