Major delays in assessing applications for structural funds
More than a hundred projects worth RON 2.68 billion are being analyzed by the Ministry of Investments and European Projects…
AFM approves EUR 40 million for public lighting
In two working sessions in the same week, the Environment Fund Administration (AFM) approved, in mid-May, 342 projects of energy…
Growth for distributed PV power generation, prosuming, not so much
We are noticing a trend that sticks, although the direct support from the Romanian state remains disappointingly limited. The number…
Visible signs of a new wave of investment in the renewables sector
A set of circumstances around economic, policy and legislative factors have revived investors’ interest in Romania over the last year…
Battle on taxonomy
Too much ambition risks blocking investment in the energy transition to decarbonization. Beyond the discussions on the future of nuclear…
Energy transition – a profitable investment
Sorin Cebotari, PhD. On 9 July 2020, the European Commission approved the creation of a new fund, called the Modernization…
Romania’s potential to build offshore wind generation capacities is still untapped
In June 2020, the Romanian Senate proposed for debating a draft law regarding the necessary measures for performing operations for…
Price reduction would follow the development of the Romanian Regional Gas Hub
This analysis is based on the PhD thesis “The Romanian Regional Gas Hub. Geographic, Economic and Geopolitical Aspects” Filip Negreanu-Arboreanu…
Utility payment deferral – change proposals from EPG
The draft law on the utility payment deferral for three months is based on a fair idea of social protection,…
Three stereotypes of the Romanian energy establishment (Radu Dudău, EPG)
As this article is slated to come out just before the holiday season, it invites to a different kind of…
Roland Berger launched the first E-Mobility index in Romania
The E-Mobility index launched by Roland Berger (REI), available HERE, is an indicator of the degree of development of the…
Thermal power plants cut the profitability of the state owned energy sector (energynomics Magazine)
For the fourth year in a row, energynomics.ro offers an analysis of the financial performances of the energy companies that…
Romania needs to set straight its policies for 2030 and 2050 – Laurian Lungu (2019 Energy Strategy Summit)
The energy transition process will be complex, lasting, with strong implications for resource reallocation and involving all market players, from…
The EU is about to define itself a new strategic vision
Romania currently holds, for the first time in history, the presidency of the Council of the European Union. While waiting…
Energy projects in rural areas must consider willingness to pay
Despite at least a decade of global attention, private sector initiatives to provide electricity in rural communities have had little…
Efficient use of energy resources. An econometric modelling of energy consumption
The continous increase of the demand of energy, the volatile prices, the supply disruptions, and as well the impact of…
Contracts for difference to open up new investment opportunities
Over the last 10-15 years, Europe has become more aware of the need for green energy production, and in this…
ESCOROM proposes the conversion of coal-fired power plants as the central element of the national energy strategy
The ESCOROM Association of Energy Services Companies in Romania launched in public debate a position paper proposing that the national…
Lucian Anghel: 5 ways companies can reduce their energy losses
Lucian Anghel, Founder and CEO, Timepal Romania and Facilities Management Services Energy losses are often unknown and unquantified in companies…
Iuga, Dudău: Developing the offshore gas sector is a historic opportunity for Romania
The Black Sea could become a new North Sea in terms of oil and gas reserves, but for their exploitation,…
EU greenhouse gas emission budget: implications for EU climate policies
Estimates of the EU’s greenhouse gas emission budgets for the rest of the century vary considerably but have one thing…
Looking for the main objective of Romania’s energy strategy? It was decided in Brussels: 32% share of renewables in 2030
The European Union’s target for the share of renewable energies in total energy consumption in 2030 is mandatory for Romania,…