Virgil Popescu: The natural gas crisis is an artificial crisis, created by the Russian Federation, through Gazprom
The natural gas crisis is artificially created by the Russian Federation, through Gazprom, and I believe that a common front…
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V. Popescu: The norms of the Ceiling Law are ready, the law could be corrected by GEO in January
The norms of the Ceiling Law, 259/2021, are ready and will be published on the website of the Ministry of…
Energy Ministry published the list of projects accepted in the first session of the ElectricUP program
The list of projects accepted in the first session of the ElectricUP program was approved, the budget being of 476…
Nuclearelectrica and NuScale Power have signed the agreement for SMR; the technology meets the environmental requirements – Romatom
Nuclearelectrica CEO Cosmin Ghita and NuScale Power President and CEO John Hopkins signed official agreement documents in Glasgow on Thursday…
Romania subsidized large energy consumers by almost 500 mln. lei
The amount paid so far to support large energy consumers amounts to 493.4 million lei, and in the coming days…
Norwegian company Arbaflame will deliver pellets to replace coal at CET Paroșeni
Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu and Bjorn H. Knappskog, General Manager of Arbaflame, signed a letter of intent on Tuesday…
Popescu: Exxon-Romgaz agreement, an important step for energy security
The agreement between Romgaz and ExxonMobil regarding the acquisition of the American company’s participation in the Black Sea gas reserves…
Virgil Popescu: Romanians will not pay more than in December 2020 for energy bills
Romanians will not pay more than in December 2020 for energy bills due to the price cap and the bill…
Fossil energy producers will no longer be overtaxed
The dismissed Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu, said that he proposed the exemption from overtaxation of energy producers whose source…
Popescu: We agree in principle with a cap on energy prices, but closely monitored by ANRE
The opinion of the Ministry of Energy on the PSD project on capping energy prices is negative, because it is…
Ministry of Energy is considering an aid scheme for SMEs, applicable from November 1
Romanian Ministry of Energy is working on an aid scheme for small and medium enterprises, in the context of the…
Popescu: We can discuss the over-taxation of energy companies, in order to limit the price
Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu, said on Monday that he was willing to consider the option of over-taxing energy companies,…
Virgil Popescu, at the P-TECC meeting: Decarbonization process can’t take place without nuclear energy
nergy means security and the decarbonisation process cannot take place without nuclear energy, Energy Minister Virgil Popescu said on Thursday…
Popescu: Capping the price of energy is not a solution, it involves postponing investments such as those in the Black Sea
Capping the price of natural gas and energy is not a solution, because it involves expelling investors or postponing investments…
This year’s budget effort to offset energy bills will be covered by Hidroelectrica’s additional dividend
The budgetary effort to compensate the energy bills will be covered this year from the additional dividend of Hidroelectrica, which…
Energy Minister: Romanian state will compensate the electricity bills for 13 mln. Romanians
Romanian state will compensate the electricity bills for approximately 13 million Romanians who have a monthly consumption between 30 kWh…
V. Popescu: Companies make a profit, but speculate on market conditions
We have a profit in all companies in the National Energy System (SEN), but they speculate on market conditions, said…
Minister of Energy: We will have an offshore wind energy law this year
The offshore wind law will be ready as soon as possible this year to allow measurements to begin for future…
V. Popescu: Liberalization was done for suppliers, offences will be sanctioned at the level of turnover
Liberalization “was made for the benefit of suppliers, not Romanians” and repeated offences of suppliers will be sanctioned, according to…
Turcan: Maximum pressure for the Vulnerable Consumer project to be voted by the Parliament
The Ministry of Labor will exert a maximum pressure for the project adopted by the Government on the vulnerable consumer…
Gov’t will offset this winter’s low- and middle-income consumers’ bills
Romanian Government will compensate the electricity bills for low-income Romanians, “up to the level of average income or average consumption”,…
V. Popescu: ANRE and ANPC will start controls at certain natural gas suppliers
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) and the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) will start a series of controls…
Money from the state for the energy bills of 400,000 consumers
The adoption of the law on the vulnerable consumer is one of the PNL’s priorities in the new parliamentary session,…