Elements of an optimal fiscal regime for Romania’s offshore sector
Policy Paper, June 2015 Context The Energy Policy Group (EPG) organized on 21 May 2015, with the support of the Romanian…
4 to 14% negotiation margins after the liberalization of gas prices for non-household clients
The liberalization of gas prices for non-household customers allows them to negotiate lower rates with 4, up to 14% on…
Things to watch in 2015’s energy (Radu Dudău, Energy Policy Group)
The major trends of 2015’s world energy have been largely set in the second half of 2014. Undoubtedly, the stunning…
Wind power companies – VAT challenges in the investment stage (analysis by Mazars)
In the context of a national and European framework that tends to overshadow the perspectives of the renewable energy, at…
Cogeneration keeps the 2% share in renewable energy, hampered by the blockage of GC system
###author### Romania has a huge, but unused potential not only when it comes to economic growth. In the area of…
Global power and utilities deals reach four-year high (EY)
Deal activity in the power and utility (P&U) sector spiked in Q2 14, with deal value and volume rising to…
EPG: O&G legislation should be updated in order to boost Upstream operations
Romanian legislation does not provide a stable framework for the Upstream operations to be conducted in competitive conditions, considers the…
Romanian district heating – seeking for investors or losing consumers?
George Constantin The 2013-2014 winter season ended and another half apparently quiet for the national thermal energy sector followed. The…
Transparent Or No Future At All For Romanian Mining Sector
###author### For over 15 years, Romania has given up mining before the deposits be fully exploited. There are almost 550…
Transmission Congestion Management Remains The Main Challenge Of The European Electricity Markets
Jean Constantinescu The harmful effects of transmission congestion on energy security and prices In late 2014, electricity will have to…
Mineral Resources’ Exploitation Might Impede Romania’s Development
###author### The countries that are resource-rich like OPEC cartel member states, Russia, Nigeria, etc., failed to create diversified economies and…
Conpet Enters BSE’s First Category to Finance Its Pitesti-Pancevo Pipeline
For the shareholders of Conpet, the company’s listing on the first tier of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) is a…
US experience in gas and smart grid, not available for Europe
###author### In the last few years US registered a boom in natural gas production, from shale gas deposits exploitation. Of…
Romania may use its relationship with Poland for the regional integration of its gas market
###author### Romania has the benefit of having a balanced energy mix, and the perspectives for development of an enlarged pool…
Coal-based power plants remain the preferred power producers for the world’s major economies
###author### States and international organizations have recently made announcements that they decided to withdraw their support for the operation or…
Energetic Resources – Blessing and Burden for the EU-Russia Relationship
The biggest hydrocarbons and hydrocarbons-based products suppliers for EU are the companies from Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. This sheds…