In a few weeks, suppliers will set prices for universal service valid from July 1
At the end of 2020, around 2,9 million household consumers were in the competitive electricity market. “During 2021, about 500-600…
Energy Minister: Offshore law to be amended by summer
The offshore law will be amended by the end of this parliamentary session, meaning this summer, Energy Minister Virgil Popescu…
Kadri Simson: ETS revision might include buildings and road transport
The European Commission’s upcoming June package of energy and climate laws will “propose the extension of the emission trading scheme…
Electricity law, rewritten with the help of the EBRD – talks with the WB for the natural gas Law
The electricity law is being rewritten through a consultancy program carried out with the help of the European Bank for…
Dan Tudose, e-acumulatori: The government can encourage prosumers by using tax deductions
The simplest and most effective means of encouraging small renewable energy production (prosuming) is the application of tax deduction or…
The law of vulnerable consumers must cover much more than financial aids for heating
The draft law on vulnerable consumers launched by the Ministry of Labor has stimulated numerous comments and proposals for improvement…
Green transition will attract most of the funds managed by ADR North-East
The 2021-2027 period will be dominated by two main priorities from the perspective of European policies and budgets: economic development…
Petru Rușeț: The energy projects in Romania must get a faster pace in the next decade
Romania has the chance to really enter a comprehensive and accelerated energy transition process, says Petru Rușeț, Managing Director Siemens…
Changes to the Mining Law – interview with Nicolae Turdean, the president of ANRM
President Klaus Iohannis promulgated the amendments to the Mining Law so that part of each mining royalty due to the…
ICCJ: Fines applied by the Competition can’t be reduced by the provisions of other laws
The High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) of Romania ruled that all companies sanctioned for anti-competitive acts, based on…
From a fossil energy system to a 100% renewable energy system in 6 steps (Andrei David Korberg)
A 100% renewable energy system is feasible, says Andrei David Korberg, a doctoral student in the sustainable energy planning group…
EFET: ANRE fees should not be charged to wholesale traders, bilateral contracts are still limited
Bogdan Tudorache Parliament and Government alike should not interfere with the national regulatory authority’s (NRA, ANRE – e.n.) powers in…
In public lighting, compliance with standards is what we need
In lighting, as in management, it is extremely important to measure what we are being offered, says Dan Vătăjelu, president…
Industrial consumers need to become a proactive vector in the development of the energy market
Consumers can be a proactive vector in the development of the energy market, considers Theodor Livinschi, Founder and Managing Partner…
Law limiting the number of fuel distributors and abolishing 1,000 companies – contested at CCR
The controversial law recently voted in the Chamber of Deputies, which limits the number of companies on the fuel distribution…
Limitation on human resources delays automation projects
Digital transformation begins with taking over the data from the installations for an improved visibility on the real time status…
AFEER calls for the elimination of provisions opposing to Regulation 943 from the Energy Law
Bogdan Tudorache The Association of Electricity Suppliers in Romania (AFEER) claims that the new Energy Law provides “some legal issues,…
RWEA and PATRES ask the President of Romania to reject the land law
The two representative associations of the renewable industry in Romania, RWEA and PATRES, addressed an open letter requesting President Klaus…
The role of bilateral long term power purchase agreements
The last years brought into the energy sector a debate around the reconfiguration of the energy mix, in the context…
Cîţu: All state-owned companies will receive a notification to comply with GEO 109
The Ministry of Public Finance will send a notification to the state companies in order to comply with Ordinance 109/2011…
A. Dumitriu (Chimcomplex): Romania needs a country plan for the chemical industry
It is time to have a strategic thinking and a country plan related not only to energy, but also to…
Romanian renewable industry demands a revision of the agricultural land law
The proposed amendments in the field of legislation with an impact on agricultural land sales do not take into account…
R. Oberth, OCNI: A fast decision on Nuclearelectrica’s U3-U4 might reduce costs
“I think that the discussions and the planning should start now and looking for various investment models”, said Ron Oberth,…