Patres: Micro hydropower plants will go bankrupt due to taxes levied by the Romanian Waters Administration
Producers who have invested in micro hydropower centrals (MHCs) will go bankrupt this year due to taxes levied by Apele…
Bogdan Popa - President
Romanian Association for microhydroenergy or ARMHE is a member of the European Small Hydropower Association - ESHA (www.esha.be);
Provides cooperation on the common interest - small hydropower with: associations and interested companies, manufacturers and equipment distributors for small hydroplants, builders, investors;
Represents the interests among authorities who develop laws and regulations of energy production through active involvement;
Informs daily at european and national level, in terms of: direct legislation and regulations (of the electricity production) and indirect (eg environmental);
Interceding cooperation with associations, companies and other institutions in Romania, Europe and even outside Europe;
Encouraging participation and guidance of members - individuals and institutions - international programs;
Organizes training courses for specialists in hydropower and renewable energies;
Organizes and conducts conferences, seminars, round tables in the small hydropower, to which association members benefit from preferential fee;
Offers reduced participation fees for low-profile members of the association at conferences abroad, Example HIDROENERGIA, organized every two years by ESHA;
Collaborates on the development of national programs or international agreements together with European specialists together under the ESHA.