Threatened Siemens site in mining region to become hub for hydrogen research
Siemens is planning a hydrogen research laboratory and innovation campus in the east German city of Görlitz, where the company’s…
CE Oltenia resumes the idea of privatization by listing about 15% of the shares
CE Oltenia resumes the idea of privatization by listing almost 15% of shares at the Stock Exchange, according to a…
Mayors of the Jiu Valley signed the Memorandum of Just Transition at the European Commission headquarters
In the presence of the representatives of the European Commission, the Ministry of European Funds and the organizations of Bankwatch…
About 5,000 miners from the Jiu Valley will be trained as technicians in the field of wind energy production and distribution of electricity
The mining redevelopment project in the Jiu Valley has been launched, with 5,000 miners trained to become employed in the…
Cities and regions call for support for coal regions in transition
The needs of Europe’s coal regions in the context of the EU’s energy transition were at the top of the…
Germany’s coal phase-out bill to be ready by end 2019
The federal economic ministry has followed the German coal commission’s recommendation by preparing a draft bill to phase-out coal power…
Iancu (CNR-CME): Romania will put coal between brackets at huge speeds
Romania will put coal in brackets at a huge speed following the decision of the European Commission to increase the…
Situation at CE Oltenia becomes tense – battle between parties and return to interim management
Bogdan Tudorache Appointments to the Supervisory Board and CEO Oltenia (CEO) depend on the new negotiations between the parties, sources…
Energy Minister, Energy Strategy Summit: Tarniţa in government meeting next week; negotiations with the EU on carbon certificates
Romania has a relatively balanced energy mix and it can cope with most of the situations, Energy Minister Anton Anton…
Gas price and CO2 certificates drove heating companies to the limit of survival
The gas price has driven heating companies to the limit of survival, Doru Vișan, state secretary at the Ministry of…
CE Oltenia claims to have a stable financial situation, management has met 95% of its KPIs
Bogdan Tudorache During a scandal marked by political pressure, the CE Oltenia (CEO) management, which could be dismissed next month,…
CE Oltenia announces that all its 11 energy groups will meet EU requirements in March 2020
In 2018, 3 complete NOx reduction plants were implemented and put into operation at energy groups no. 5 and 7…
Vast Resources raises 1 mln. euro for Baita mine in Romania
Bogdan Tudorache Vast Resources, the AIM-listed mining company, announced that it has raised in aggregate £900,000 (1.016 million euro) before…
Greenpeace’ arguments in the trial against APM Gorj for illegal issuance of environmental permit to Rovinari
Greenpeace sued the Gorj Environmental Protection Authority for issuing an integrated environmental permit for the Rovinari complex, owned by CE…
Cristina Prună thinks that the Jiu Valley has to keep its status as an energy zone
The Jiu Valley region must maintain its status as an energy zone, says USR deputy Cristina Pruna. In this respect,…
In April, the US used more renewable energy than coal
A momentous change took place in the US, and it was largely fueled by one of the more unlikely places:…
Global energy investments rebound, thanks to fossil fuels
Global energy investments stabilized last year after three years of decline, due to greater spending on oil, natural gas and…
The Government intends IPO for Hidroelectrica – 10% and CE Oltenia -15% in new shares
The government wants an IPO for 10% of Hidroelectrica’s shares and 15% of the Oltenia Energy Complex, according to the…
GE selected as preferred bidder to build coal plant in Kosovo
US energy group ContourGlobal and Kosovo’s government said on Friday that General Electric (GE) has been selected as the preferred…
CE Oltenia increases salaries by 15%
The Oltenia Energetic Complex estimated revenues of 3.913 billion lei and a gross profit of one million lei for the…
Ministry of Energy: Romania aims to close uncompetitive mines
The closure of uncompetitive mines is a program undertaken by Romania eight years ago and targets only mines that pose…
ANRE will finalize the regulatory framework in respect to the amendments to GEO 114 ”shortly”
Bogdan Tudorache The Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) announced that it will ”soon finalize” the implementing rules of the amendments to…
Bankwatch and Greenpeace facilitate the reintegration of mining regions
Bankwatch Romania and Greenpeace Romania organized a Round Table on Wednesday, April 3, at Petroşani University to facilitate a discussion…