Diana Tobă, Marsh: With BESS projects, integrated protection from the concept phase onwards is essential for optimum protection
No single insurance policy can cover every risk and exposure of all the parties involved in a battery storage project,…
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Robert Schmidt, Elnos: The next wave of investment must include networks
Romania’s electricity infrastructure projects can draw on teams with international experience, but they need credible schedules, clearly defined technical solutions…
Policy Watch: Safety measures extended. New rules for prosumers and energy communities
This week’s Policy Watch focuses on extended electricity-security measures, new rules allowing some prosumers to use electricity compensation balances for…
150 million euros in funding for stand-alone batteries: applications submitted have already exceeded the budget
With three weeks remaining before the funding call for stand-alone battery energy storage facilities closes, 12 submitted projects are seeking…
Demand for power storage from public institutions exceeds the call’s budget by 133 million euros
Public institutions and authorities have applied for more than 283 million euros in funding for energy storage systems, against an…
Nicolas Pleșea, Adrem: Tolling turns battery volatility into bankable cash flows
Romania’s battery storage market is at an early stage in which marginal revenues can be very high, but should not…
Eurowind commissioned a 60 MW/120 MWh BESS system in Teiuș
Eurowind Energy has commissioned a battery energy storage system at Teiuș with a power rating of 60 MW and an…
Enery: First batteries needed high equity and complex financing, Romania can do much more
Romania’s battery storage capacity will probably reach 3 GWh by the end of the year, three times the level of…
Vitalie Mîrza, Dongfang Electric: Battery technology is mature, but the Romanian market is not
Dongfang Electric, a Chinese state corporation that builds, uses and tests its own technology and software, is competing on a…
Iulia Meiroșu, Enexus: Revenue stacking means choosing a market, not adding up revenues
Stacking battery revenues does not mean adding up arbitrage, system services, balancing and the benefits of co-location, because the same…
Demand for batteries has risen sharply over the last six months, particularly in the C&I sector
Demand for battery energy storage systems has accelerated sharply in Romania over the past six months, while in the commercial…
Mihai Necula, ADEX Energy: battery owners should own their data and keep the right to switch optimizer
Battery owners should decide before construction which markets the asset will serve and who will optimize it, keep the right…
Elena Popescu, Elektra Renewable Support: Start from what the grid needs, not from the storage unit
With storage units and hybrid plants, the local dispatch centre is no longer only the technical heart of a renewable…
Mihaela Coroiu, Electroalfa: Commercial plan, not the equipment, decides how a battery project is engineered
For the owner of a battery storage project, the first decision is the commercial plan, not the equipment: how the…
Oana Mogoi, ING Bank: The assumptions in a battery business plan must be validated by third parties
Banks lend to renewable energy projects for up to 20 years without knowing what energy markets will look like in…
Răzvan Rădulescu, Softenerg: Battery owners must move from arbitrage to selling energy to those who need it
Battery owners in Romania have to move beyond arbitrage and sell energy directly to the consumers who need it, because…
Sorin Elisei: Public support must be linked to the services the energy system requires
The Ministry of Energy is working on instruments designed to direct public support not only towards building capacity, but also…
Policy Watch: Three developments of interest for energy companies in Romania
This week’s Policy Watch focuses on with new rules that could cut distribution tariffs for energy communities, easier access to…
GAZ Energy enters the Romanian market with BESS projects totalling 72 MW and 150 MWh
Czech manufacturer GAZ Energy is developing battery storage projects in Romania with a total power capacity of 72 MW and…
BESS in Romania: Arbitrage is the preferred option among the revenue scenarios
Arbitrage on the day-ahead and intraday markets ranked first among revenue sources in the responses of the 26 participants who…
The day when green energy was not enough (analysis by Daniel Pintilie)
Daniel Pintilie, energy strategist and entrepreneur On August 13, 2026, at 10:53, Unit 2 at Cernavodă was taken offline…
Volatility is forcing generator to shift to active commercial management
More renewable capacity, primarily photovoltaic plants with similar production profiles, is entering operation and intensifying price competition. Under these conditions,…