Electrica pays EUR 1.62 million for 7.5 MW Stănești solar park
Electrica paid just EUR 1.62 million for the Stănești photovoltaic unit to Raylexo Limited and Long Bridge Management si Administrare, but it also took on EUR 3.82 million in existing loans. Electrica said it completed the acquisition of the Stănești solar park in the south of Romania. The power distributor and supplier bought the unit for […]
Electrica to merge power distribution subsidiaries, energy services units
Romanian electricity supplier Electrica Group is set to merge its three power distribution subsidiaries and two energy services companies. The move has already been approved by the company’s shareholders. The merger of the three electricity distribution subsidiaries – SDEE Transilvania Nord, SDEE Transilvania Sud, SDEE Muntenia Nord – is scheduled for January 1 and the […]
CE Oltenia plans to slash CO2 emissions by 38%, but keep investing in coal
Romania’s ailing state-run electricity producer Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) has drawn up a 2021-2026 restructuring and decarbonization plan that entails gradually reducing coal power production and developing renewable energy sources, with a target to cut CO2 emissions by around 38%. The plan includes EUR 1.5 billion in investments. CE Oltenia, the second-biggest electricity producer […]
Enel Romania investing EUR 100 million in electricity network modernization in 2020
Enel Romania’s power distribution companies will invest about EUR 100 million during 2020 in electricity network modernization in the capital Bucharest and the ten counties in which they operate. The three E-Distribuţie companies make substantial investments in network modernization every year, according to Gino Celentano, general manager of the three companies, who added that the […]
Romania rolls out agricultural land law amid renewables producers outcry
RWEA and PATRES have warned the rules coming into force on October 13 would make it nearly impossible to develop renewable energy projects on land outside cities. Romania introduced a string of categories of individuals and entities that will have priority in buying agricultural land and it can’t be repurposed. President of Romania Klaus Iohannis […]
Romania’s Slatina successfully implementing its first SUMP
The Romanian City of Slatina has been successfully implementing its first SUMP (sustainable urban mobility plan), which it developed in 2017 to tackle heavy traffic caused by a mix of commuter journeys, transit traffic, and shopping trips and with the aim of becoming a more liveable, healthy, and economically attractive city. After identifying the main […]
E.ON installs rooftop photovoltaic unit in TeraPlast Industrial Park in Bistrița
TeraPlast put into operation the first solar power unit installed by the subsidiary of German E.ON in Romania. The panels on the manufacturer’s production halls and buildings will satisfy 11% of its electricity demand and the construction of two more photovoltaic facilities is underway. E.ON Energie România said it completed the construction of one of […]
Enel X installs 34 charging points for electric vehicles in Bucharest
Enel X Romania, part of Enel X, the energy services division of the Enel Group, has put into operation a network of 34 charging points for electric vehicles in Bucharest and surrounding areas. The charging stations are part of a plan to develop an extensive charging infrastructure for EVs throughout Romania, announced in 2018. The […]
