Austria’s Biogest builds EUR 5.3 million biogas plant
The Romanian unit of Austria’s Biogest, First Biogaz, officially opened the first company-owned biogas-fuelled plant in the country. Electricity is fed into the grid and heat from the facility is used at a grain dryer and a fish farm. Biogest has invested EUR 5.3 million, said Banca Comerciala Romania (BCR), which financed the project, SeeNews […]
Headrace gallery worth EUR 150 million launched
Hidroelectrica said it inaugurated Surduc–Nehoiașu, its latest headrace gallery, at the Pruncea intake point at Bâsca Mare, following a EUR 150 million investment. The tunnel is part of the Surduc–Siriu hydropower planning, the Romania Journal reported on its website. The project is the longest of its kind to be implemented since 1984, being also the […]
Hidroelectrica sells hydro facility to an archdiocese
The biggest state-owned power producer sold its small hydropower plant (SHPP) Călugăriţa, located in Argeș county in central Romania, to the Argeș archdiocese, according to Mediafax. Hidroelectrica SA, insolvent for the second time, took RON 1.7 million (EUR 380,000) for one of only two small hydro facilities that it sold from the 34 that were […]
Hidroelectrica begins procedure for exchange listing
Six months out of insolvency, largest national power producer may be listed at the stock market, Energynomics.ro said. Károly Borbély, Hidroelectrica’s head of strategy and corporate affairs, said the preparations already begun. „It will be possible six months after we come out of insolvency, most likely in the fall of 2016 or early 2017,“ Romanian […]
Electrica exiting two wind energy projects
Citing declining profitability of renewable energy, Romanian utility revealed a plan to terminate the development of two wind parks, which is reflected by financial statements by the management, Business-Review reported. Electrica SA was listed on markets in Bucharest and London in July last year, and made a decision at the time to postpone investment in […]
Three companies from China bid for HPP project
State-run company Hidro Tarniţa SA has three bidders left in the race for the construction of a 1 GW hydro pumped storage facility Tarnița – Lăpuștești on Someșul Cald river in Cluj county in Romania’s northwest, Economica.net reported. The plant project, which has been stalled for the last three decades, is worth over EUR 1 […]
Photon Energy subsidiary expands to Romania
Solar power solutions and services company Photon Energy said its subsidiary Photon Energy Operations expanded to Romania, SeeNews reported. The company takes over the full monitoring, operations and maintenance of three power plants with a capacity of 11 MW based in Oradea, in the northwestern part of Romania, according to a statement filed with the […]
Romania interested in exporting power to Serbia
During his visit to Serbia on July 16, Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis said his country is interested in exporting electricity to Southeastern Europe’s markets, including Serbia. The exports could be made through specialized companies that operate on the two markets, he added after meeting his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolić, Business Insider reported. Romania and Serbia […]