Hydropower facilities such as the one in Răstolița must be completed as soon as possible, of course by complying with all procedures, European directives and studies, said the Minister of Environment, Water and Forests, Mircea Fechet.

“Beyond my capacity as Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests, I cannot help but think about Romania’s energy security and such hydropower facilities, in my opinion, should be completed as soon as possible, of course, respecting all the procedures, all the directives European studies and everything we have to do. But they have to be finished. It’s a bet that I made with Mr. Burduja (Minister of Energy n.r.) in the hope that this year we will produce the first kilowatt/hour of electricity in the county. Mureş, in Răstolița. I say that we will succeed in doing this,” said Fechet, according to Agerpres.

He stated that in the context of climate change, very little is discussed about water, a resource that we will have to value, especially since it is exhaustible and often generates conflicts.

“We discuss water and so little about water in the context of climate change. We must start from the fact that water is an exhaustible resource, it is a resource that we will have to value. Not infrequently, water generates conflicts. If we are going to ask anything another mayor in Romania, who is the main function of a hydro installation, will probably tell us that the main and most important function is to provide drinking water for the population or water for the local industry. And he is right. If we ask him, instead , the colleagues from hydro, which is the most important function of an arrangement, will tell us that Romania’s energy security is more important than anything else,” added Mircea Fechet.

The minister mentioned the fact that, above all, we should “make sure that we produce electricity when we need it”.