Shaping strategy, backing innovation: Franck Neel’s journey in energy leadership (WATTs Next podcast)
“When I was 18, I wanted to be a journalist,” Franck Neel admits, reflecting on a career that has since…
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Critical minerals in Romania – History and potential for value creation
The launch of “The Geography of Romania’s Strategic Resources – Titanium and Zirconium” by Cătălin Deacu brings back into discussion…
Chirițoiu: Energy price capping was excessive and allowed some to earn a lot of money
The capping of energy prices was excessive and allowed some to earn a lot of money, possibly legal, but immoral,…
Nastase, Alro: Green Deal is dead; we should keep it on life support, not to destroy investments in renewables
The Green Deal is dead, but it should be kept on life support for a while longer, so as not…
Energy Ministry: €300 million for electricity generation for self-consumption in industry
The Ministry of Energy is launching a new call for projects with a total budget of €300 million for private…
Energy Ministry has to propose targeted measures for vulnerable consumers
Romania is in the top half of the European ranking in terms of energy prices relative to purchasing power. However,…
AFM announces the construction of 26 recycling plants through NRRP financing
The Environmental Fund Administration published on Friday evening the list of approved files within the Recycling Plants Program financed by…
ME announces a 150 mln. euro program for the energy efficiency of Romanian industry
Economic operators (companies and autonomous regies) in Romania that carry out activities on the national territory in the steel, cement,…
Energy consumption to drop over Easter, but there are no adequacy risks
The instantaneous national consumption is currently below 4,000 MW, and next week, with the Easter celebration for Orthodox and Catholic…
Study: 82% of Romanians return all packaging with the SGR symbol
Currently, 82% of Romanians say they return all packaging marked with the SGR symbol, a percentage that has increased by…
Bușoi (Ministry of Energy): Through the PNRR we have financed 269 projects for the production of electricity from renewable sources
The Ministry of Energy is extremely determined to support the development of production capacities from renewable sources and the development…
FIC: 51% of the turnover of companies in Romania is represented by companies with foreign capital
The share of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Romania’s GDP increased to 35% in 2024, compared to the 1990s, according…
Somfy Romania: Motorized exterior roller shutters reduce energy bills, a new subsidy Program is underway
The Romanian industry of joinery for insulated windows and building insulation systems reaches a production level of over 1 billion…
Registrations of ecological cars increased by almost 20% in March, sales drop drastically for purely electric models
“Electrified” cars registered an increase in registrations of 19.5% in March 2025, compared to the same month in 2024, a…
Marginal direct effects for Romania of new taxes imposed by the Trump administration
Following the Trump administration’s announcement to increase customs duties, the most affected industries in Romania appear to be steel and…
Cristian Păun: Special construction tax induces unnecessary stress on the Romanian business environment
The tax on the pole does not bring much money to the state budget, nor does it solve the budgetary…
Romania’s PPA market: To maturity, through complexity
Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) have become the central pillar of financing the energy transition across Central and Eastern Europe, as…
Minimum turnover tax induces economic distortions and risk of relocation (The Tax Institute study)
The 1% Minimum Turnover Tax (IMCA), applied to companies with annual revenues of more than 50 million euros, causes major…
EU to respond to new US tariffs by end of April, France says
The European Union will respond “before the end of April” to new US tariffs that US President Donald Trump will…
Ukraine: Investors have to spend almost 4% more due to risk
Investment risk increases the burden of financing energy projects in Ukraine by 3-4%, compared to other countries in the region,…
Craiova: EBRD Green Cities program changes lives of 250,000 locals
Craiova was the first city in Romania to join the EBRD Green Cities programme back in 2019. Home to around…
Niculescu: We are considering eliminating the Technical Connection Approval to reduce bureaucracy
Authorities are analyzing a new amendment to the Grid Connection Regulation, to eliminate the Technical Connection Approval, according to the…