Romania
Greece’s PPC doubles portfolio in Romania with acquisition
06 August 2024 - PPC is taking over an operational renewables and battery portfolio of 629 MW in Romania from funds run by Macquarie Asset Management
Romania to allocate grid capacity through auctions
06 August 2024 - Romania is breaking the grid congestion deadlock by introducing a competitive process for capacity allocation for power plant projects
Romania approves CfD scheme for auctioning 5 GW of wind, solar capacity
06 August 2024 - Romania approved the contract-for-difference subsidy mechanism for wind and solar power projects that win the support at upcoming tenders
Serbia, Romania kick off gas interconnection project of 1.6 billion cubic meters per year
05 August 2024 - Serbia and Romania Sebastian Burduja signed a memorandum of understanding on a gas interconnection project
Trafigura’s JV starting construction of 99 MW wind park in Romania
05 August 2024 - Nala Renewables, Trafigura's subsidiary with IFM Investors, took over a ready-to-build wind power project in eastern Romania of 99.2 MW
Leaked paper shows Romania’s power sector coal-free in 2026
02 August 2024 - Transelectrica reportedly doesn't see coal power plants having any share in Romania's transmission system in 2026 and beyond
Danube river hydropower project of 840 MW eligible for EU funding
02 August 2024 - The proposed Turnu Măgurele – Nikopol hydropower complex on the Danube entered the EU's List of Renewable Energy Cross-border Projects
Romanian construction firm preparing to build 230 MW of photovoltaics
31 July 2024 - RICHRBT is about to start the installation of the first of the four solar power plants in its project pipeline in Romania
Greece’s PPC Renewables begins construction of 140 MW wind farm in Romania
30 July 2024 - PPC Renewables started building a 140 MW wind power plant in Romania's east. It said it would complete the facility at the end of next year.
Romania to green energy system in hospitals with private partner
26 July 2024 - Romania is in talks with Abu Dhabi–based IHC on a public-private partnership worth EUR 1 billion for heat pumps and PV systems for hospitals
Bucharest to introduce geothermal district heating
25 July 2024 - Electrocentrale Bucharest (ELCEN) and Sage Geosystems are launching a study on using geothermal energy in district heating in Romania's capital city
Romania’s ambitious energy storage plans: 5 GW by end-2026
18 July 2024 - These ambitious energy storage targets are aligned with transmission system operator Transelectrica’s recommendations and analyses
Trafigura enters Romanian renewables market via solar power project purchase
17 July 2024 - Trafigura's subsidiary Nala Renewables bought a ready-to-build PV project of 61 MW in Romania with an option to integrate battery storage
Belgian steel wire company inks virtual PPA for wind farm in Romania
05 July 2024 - Bekaert has signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement in Romania with Rezolv Energy's project firm First Looks Solutions
Israeli-based firm bags financing for 101 MW solar project in Romania
03 July 2024 - Shikun and Binui Energy has secured a EUR 49 million loan for the Simleu Silvaniei photovoltaic project of 101 MW in northwest Romania
Transelectrica: Romania requires up to 4 GW in energy storage in balanced mix
02 July 2024 - Transelectrica urged the authorities in Romania to back large-scale energy storage projects, especially for pumped storage hydropower plants