Romania
PPC to build gas peaker plants in Romania of 300 MW in total
18 November 2024 - Public Power Corp. is planning two or three gas peaker plants in Romania. It already has 435 MW in solar and wind there under construction.
Romania gets nod for EUR 790 million in aid for coal mine closure
18 November 2024 - The coal mines are located in the Jiu Valley, Romania’s main coal region and one of the 20 coal regions in the European Union
CCE completes PV plant of 40 MW in Romania’s northwest
15 November 2024 - CCE Holding finished the installation of a 40 MW photovoltaic facility in Arad county in Romania in less than a year
Electrica to issue green bonds, start building two large PV plants
14 November 2024 - Electrica's shareholders voted to raise up to EUR 500 million through green bonds, take a EUR 623 million loan and begin building two solar power plants
Turkish-Chinese joint venture to build two PV plants in Romania
11 November 2024 - YEO Technology and Chinese company Shanghai Electric Power (SEP) earmarked EUR 65.8 million for two solar power plants in Romania
Tarom to use sustainable aviation fuel supplied by OMV Petrom
08 November 2024 - Romanian companies OMV Petrom and Tarom signed a contract for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
Dama Solar project of over 1 GW in Romania stuck in court over biodiversity
07 November 2024 - At 1.04 GW, Dama Solar would currently be the largest photovoltaic system in Europe, but environmentalists are disputing the project in court
Greece’s PPC working on 727 MW solar power project in Romania
07 November 2024 - PPC Renewables Romania is developing a 727 MW solar power project. The company is about to double its operational capacity in the country.
CRH installs wind farm to directly power cement plant
06 November 2024 - The investment will lower the carbon footprint of the plant’s products and contribute to Romania’s clean energy transition
Prosumers in Romania surpass 2 GW in total capacity
06 November 2024 - The capacity operated by prosumers in Romania topped 2 GW in August, doubling in just 14 months. Their number reached 166,000.
Romania’s Romgaz to buy projects for 180 MW of renewables
04 November 2024 - Romgaz is considering the acquisition of up to six project firms to achieve its goal of 180 MW in renewable electricity capacity by 2030
Romania to introduce mandatory cyber audit for solar power plants
31 October 2024 - The executive order, drafted by Romania’s Ministry of Energy, includes provisions for a mandatory cyber audit of solar power plants
Monsson to build 2 GWh battery storage system in Romania
31 October 2024 - A subsidiary of Monsson Group revealed a battery storage project for just over 2 GWh on 20 hectares in Constanța county
Nuclearelectrica to sign deal on new Cernavodă reactors, start preliminary works
29 October 2024 - Nuclearelectrica approved the investment decision and a draft deal with contractors on the project for reactors Cernavodă 3 and 4
IKEA owner gets green light for 247 MW solar park in Romania
29 October 2024 - Ingka Investments, part of the largest IKEA franchisee company, obtained the establishment permit for a 247 MW solar park in Romania
Construction of two wind parks in Romania to be completed in 2025
29 October 2024 - PPC Renewables is building a 140 MW wind farm and Eurowind Energy is installing the first turbines at the Pecineaga location in Romania