Romania
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...
Syndicated loan for Green Group signals stronger backing for sustainable economy
12 September 2019 - Green Group, which gathers six Romanian companies specialized in waste collection and recycling companies, has...
Europe’s largest on-shore wind farm is on sale – CEZ starts divestment in Romania
11 September 2019 - Czech energy company CEZ has officially launched the divestment process in Romania, offering seven companies...
Italy’s Enel launches sale of Romanian assets
06 September 2019 - Italian energy company Enel has initiated the sale of its assets in Romania, Reuters has...
Vestas sells majority stake in three wind power plants in Romania
04 September 2019 - Vestas has entered into an agreement to sell 80% of its shares in the subsidiaries...
E.ON Romania names Manfred Paach new CEO, as Frank Hajdinjak steps down
03 September 2019 - As of October 1, Manfred Paach will serve as new CEO of German power utility...
Hidroelectrica to launch IPO in September 2020
28 August 2019 - Romania’s state-owned power utility, Hidroelectrica, will launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Bucharest...