An integrated national approach for heating is what we need
Romania needs an integrated approach at national level to act effectively in the different and interconnected topics related to providing…
Municipal Company Energetica will be divided
The General Council of Bucharest (CGMB) could approve the division of the Municipal Company Energetica Bucureşti SA, by transferring its…
INS: Decrease by 8.4% of primary energy resources in the first four months
Primary energy resources decreased by 8.4% in the first four months, compared to the same period in 2019, and electricity…
CfD for renewables, nuclear, power storage and CCUS in Romania
Romanian Government approved the general principles regarding the implementation of Contracts for Difference. This opens the way for the Ministry…
Nicolescu (Deloitte): There is a lot of talk about closing coal mines, but there are solutions for capturing and storing emissions
Closure of coal mines is under European debate, but there are solutions for this coal to be absolutely environmentally neutral,…
Hunedoara Energy Complex’ insolvency complicates a major investment of Romgaz
The insolvency of the coal-fired energy producer Hunedoara Energy Complex (CEH), wholly owned by the Romanian state through the Ministry…
Oil, gas, coal could lose two-thirds of value by 2070
Business in oil, gas and coal is becoming increasingly unprofitable as global fossil reserves could lose around two-thirds of their…
Virgil Popescu: Energy companies will make investments of about 12 bln. euro in five years, in line with the Green Deal
Minister of Economy Virgil Popescu issued an order asking all companies to approve by June 15 new 5-year investment plans,…
Miners could organize new protests in Bucharest
Miners are threatening to protest in Bucharest after Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said all coal groups would be closed. Manu…
Renewables surpass coal in US energy generation for first time in 130 years
Solar, wind and other renewable sources have toppled coal in energy generation in the United States for the first time…
Datteln-4: Controversial German coal-fired power plant to start this week
Germany’s latest coal plant will enter service this week, angering environmentalists who say it threatens to derail the country’s attempts…
Enel Group accelerates closure of its last coal-fired plant in Chile
Enel announces that its Chilean subsidiaries have informed the market that their Boards of Directors have decided to accelerate the…
ANRE: New investments in district heating projects worth 194 mln. lei were approved
The Government of Romania has approved the Multi-Annual Investment Financing Program for the modernization, rehabilitation, refurbishment and extension or establishment…
At CE Oltenia the temporary appointments continue, the managers and the new members of the SB are appointed for 4 months; CEO will approve the investment strategy for the next 7 years
Bogdan Tudorache CE Oltenia convened the shareholders, during the meeting of the Ordinary Meeting of June 12, to appoint new…
CE Oltenia initiates the process against former managers and members of the SB
Bogdan Tudorache CE Oltenia proposed to the shareholders (Romanian state) the approval, within the ordinary general meeting of shareholders (OGSM)…
Protest at Mintia Thermal Power Plant due to delayed salary payments
About 70 people are currently protesting at the Mintia Thermal Power Plant, due to the delay in salary payments, according…
The transition of mining areas affected by the gradual elimination of coal would cost Romania 700 million euro
Romania needs 700 million euro for the transition of mining areas affected by the gradual elimination of coal from the…
Popescu: Energy companies have one more month to approve strategies
State energy companies must approve, by June 15, their investment strategies, with clear deadlines and financing sources, said on Monday…
5 things to know about district heating
In 1989 there were 315 district heating systems in Romania, to which were connected over 88,000 blocks, which supplied about…
Lignite phase-out in SEE countries: the later it happens, the more it costs
A total of 3.7 billion EUR for regional development would secure a just transition for coal phase-out in three SEE…
ELCEN has 400 million lei worth bad debts from Termoenergetica; it has already gone to court
In the few months since taking over the operation of the district heating network in Bucharest, TERMOENERGETICA has accumulated debts…
Energy Transition: CEEP asks for more, fresh money and better allocations
The costs of the energy transition are enormous and there is a clear need to increase the spending for the…
Sweden adds name to growing list of coal-free states in Europe
Sweden has become the third European country to eliminate coal from electricity production, after its last coal power plant permanently…