Coal continues to benefit from huge funding, despite the green transition
Coal, the most polluting fossil fuel, continues to raise billions of dollars worth of funding, despite promises by the industry…
Elcen ordered the full payment of the sums of money owed to the creditors
Sierra Quadrant, Elcen’s judicial administrator, on Thursday ordered the full payment of the money owed to the company’s creditors. The…
Dominic Fritz: The people of Timisoara subsidize the price in Bucharest, while they are in the cold
The mayor of Timisoara, Dominic Fritz, requested another 130 million lei from the Government to cover the costs of district…
Gov’t approves new 82 mln. euro subsidies for cogeneration projects
Romanian government approved two state aid schemes targeting projects in cogeneration, biomass, biogas and geothermal, the executive announced. The projects…
Gov’t will give more money to city halls so that district heating systems do not collapse
The amounts paid from the state budget for the mayoralties that do not have the money to buy the gas…
Elcen is initiating proceedings for getting out of insolvency
Electrocentrale Bucureşti SA (Elcen), the main supplier of thermal agent for the centralized heat supply system in Bucharest and one…
Michal Wendolowski (Bellona Europa): An EU strategy for CCS would help a lot, as the focus has changed
Looking forward to see more development around Carbon Capture & Storage – CCS in the wider Central and Eastern European…
Sierra Quadrant ends negotiations with the City Hall for the transfer of ELCEN to Termoenergetica
Sierra Quadrant has notified the City Hall of the Capital (PMB) that it had terminated negotiations on the transfer of…
Elsaco and Energomontaj to bring geothermal energy in the Nufărul district of Oradea
The municipality of Oradea has signed a contract with Elsaco Electronic and Energomontaj for almost 90 million lei (excluding VAT)…
CE Oltenia will be restructured with OMV Petrom and Tinmar Energy; a new call for investors is scheduled for February
The Oltenia Energy Complex is in negotiations with the companies with which it will partner for the construction of photovoltaic…
Romania, from a possible regional hub to a country of energy subsistence
The Romanian energy system is in a state of “subsistence”, says Dumitru Chisăliță, president of the Intelligent Energy Association. Thus,…
Eurostat: Fossil fuels have continued their downward trend in the 2020 mix
Although oil (34.5%) and natural gas (23.7%) were still the most important energy source in the EU’s energy mix in…
Dacia School in Oradea – energy consumption reduced by 50% after thermal rehabilitation
Dacia Gymnasium School in Oradea was thermally rehabilitated in a project to increase energy efficiency carried out by Oradea City…
Finacon will update the energy efficiency plan of Timișoara
Finacon International Consulting SRL from Bucharest will perform the management services from the energy efficiency improvement program (PIEE) for Timișoara,…
Daniel Burlan: EC decision means saving and modernizing the Oltenia Energy Complex
The management of the Oltenia Energy Complex (CEO) welcomes the decision of the European Commission, announced on January 26, to…
CE Oltenia asks 800 million euros from the Modernization Fund for two new gas-fired power plants
Oltenia Energy Complex has submitted applications for funding from the Modernization Fund budget for the two natural gas power plants…
Tanczos Barna calls on coalition to ban individual gas heating units in new buildings
Environment Minister Tanczos Barna told Europa FM that next week he would present a bill to the coalition for banning…
Bucharest has launched the tender for the rehabilitation of over 200 kilometers of district heating pipes
Bucharest City Hall launched in SEAP (participation announcement no. CN1038631) the tender for the award of contracts for the design…
EC approved Romania’s plan – green light to investment for restructuring CE Oltenia
The European Commission has approved Romania’s plans to provide Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA with restructuring aid worth up to 2.66…
ANRE did not approve the local price of the thermal energy supplied by SACET Bucharest
ANRE contradicts the statements of Gabriela Firea, former mayor and current Minister of the Family, according to which it would…
ANRE approved a tariff of 980 lei per gigacalorie for Bucharest
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) approved on Tuesday a tariff of 980 lei per gigacalorie for Termoenergetica, said the…
Ministry of Development allocates the first tranche of subsidies for district heating
The Ministry of Development announced that it has allocated the first tranche of subsidies for district heating, amounting to about…
Republic of Moldova increases aid for the households bills
Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on Monday that she had discussed with members of the government the supplementation of financial…