Romania is very committed to making the green transition in a pragmatic and feasible way, an example for the region and the world, and this means the use of gas in the short and medium term, but also of nuclear energy, declared, on Tuesday, the Minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja , at the Business Forum of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC).
“The topics we will address these days are absolutely critical. Energy security and transition, infrastructure investments, promoting clean energy, geothermal facilities, including through the Green Cities Alliance, a P-TECC initiative, and, of course, rebuilding the energy sector of Ukraine and the best ways to support the Republic of Moldova. We know that we need affordable energy. But it is very difficult to we have all at the same time. So we proposed to approach the problem in this order: security, competitiveness and friendliness towards the environment. (…) I think that even if there had been no climate change, we would still have been willing determined to find substitutes for oil and gas. In fact, coal replaced wood, then oil replaced coal. And now, solar and wind energy, batteries, geothermal energy, and hydrogen are the way of the future. And Romania is very committed to making the green transition in a pragmatic and feasible way, an example for the region and the world. And that means the use of gas in the short and medium term, and our Neptun Deep project will turn this country into the largest gas producer in the EU in 2027, a big year for us. And then let’s use nuclear energy, the two big projects we are working on in Cernavodă, Units 3 and 4, and the SMR project from Doicesti (small reactors project n.r.)”, said Sebastian Burduja, according to Agerpres.
He emphasized that there are several elements for the success of P-TECC, and among them are a common vision, the will to make changes, courage and big projects.
“The first is to have a common vision. That’s why we’re here. And it’s not easy to do. It requires dialogue. It requires a lot of compromises and negotiations. But I think we can do it. The second is the will to change. It’s always easier to you do things the way they’ve always been done. But as we’ve seen consistently, that’s not sustainable. Of course, politically, it’s always easier to act for the next election, not for the next generation. But I think there are leaders in this room who will act for the next generation and do the right things. Thirdly, we need courage and big projects”, says the Minister of Energy.
He spoke about three important projects in which Romania is involved, respectively the SMRs, the geothermal energy in Bucharest and the submarine cable in the Black Sea.
High-ranking representatives from the public and private energy sector meet on Tuesday, at the Palace of the Parliament, during the Business Forum of the Transatlantic Partnership for Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) and at the Green Cities Alliance event, to discuss energy security , energy transition, infrastructure projects and how cities are implementing strategies to accelerate clean pathways.
The fifth meeting of the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) takes place in Bucharest on July 23-24, 2024 and is organised by the US Department of Energy, Romanian Ministry of Energy, and the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center. Partner of the Romanian Ministry of Energy is the Association of Electric Energy Producers – HENRO, which has the support of Hidroelectrica, Nuclearelectrica, Romgaz, ELCEN, Transgaz, Electrica Furnizare, Transelectrica.