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…
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PDL lay down in Parliament a simple motion on energy
Chamber of Deputies debate s Monday at 16:00 the simple motion on energy initiated by PDL (Liberal-Democratic Party), which will…
Romania and Europe`s alternatives to Russian gas
###author### It will take at least three or four years to explore Romanian shale gas, professors in charge with a…
The refurbishment of Mintia thermal power plant, done with Chinese money
Energy units 3 and 4 of Mintia thermal power plant will be refurbished during projects worth 230 million euros, money…
The unions, still unhappy after the bill on downsizing of green certificates was signed into law
President Băsescu signed into law the bill that approves the Executive Ordinance to reduce the number of green certificates granted…
The changes are changing: Economy wins partially the control on Department of Energy
According to an Executive Ordinance (EO) approved Wednesday, the Economy Minister, Constantin Niță, will coordinate the economic policies of the…
Public debate for the Romanian national energy strategy
The new Minister for Energy, Razvan Nicolescu, launched a public debate on the development of the national energy strategy of…
Enel Romania EBITDA profit reached EUR 289 mln. in 2013, and will keep rising this year
Enel Romania, the largest distributor and supplier of power in Romania, with operations in Banat, Dobrogea and Muntenia, including around…
Dobra, Alro: Provision of decreasing the aquisition of GCs by 85% affects 200 companies
###author### The aluminum producer Alro Slatina (ALR) is losing USD 15,000 per hour and will last only a few months…
Băsescu: new excise on fuel is useless, the pole tax will be reformulated, it brings 1.5 bln. lei
###author### President Traian Băsescu reiterated the view according to which the additional excise duty on fuel is unnecessary, since the…
The Department for Energy supports the full reintegration of energy dispatch in Transelectrica and Transgaz
The Department of Energy wants the total reintegration of power and natural gas dispatches in Transelectrica and Transgaz, but will…
Polish Government proposes tax exemption until 2020 for shale gas producers
Polish government, led by Donald Tusk, established on Tuesday that will relieve the shale gas extraction industry from taxes until…
Energy costs drives the industry into the streets to protest in Bucharest and Slatina
The trade unions in the industry are protesting on Wednesday in front of the Constitutional Court (CCR) and on Thursday…
Opcom energy exchange might sue ANRE for the fine received for abuse of dominant position
European Commission’s decision to fine the power and gas exchange OPCOM is unfair, since the activity of the energy market…
Norway,Iceland and Liechtenstein donates to Romania 8 million euros for energy efficiency
Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein donates to Romania 8 million euros to finance energy efficiency programs in order to reduce emissions…
Large Dams Cost Double Original Budget, Oxford Researchers Say
Large dams run 96 percent over budget on average, according to a University of Oxford study based on projects in…
Government presents IMF an unrealistic term for Hidroelectrica`s IPO
###author### The last scenario of the government’s 15% stake listing of Hidroelectrica is overly optimistic or unrealistic, as it presents…
FP`s SPO in London by the year-end, the Fund sells shares in Petrom and Conpet
###author### Fondul Proprietatea (FP) will have its SPO (secondary public offering) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) by the end…
CE Oltenia did not succeed selling energy of 20 mln. euro on exchange due to lack of demand
###author### The coal and electricity poroducer Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CEO) on Wednesday failed to sell energy of 90.67 million lei…
Alro: Share of green certificates increased by 17%, leads to production and staff cuts
###author### Following the increase of green certificates quota by 17%, the aluminum producer Alro will develop a plan for the…
EC: OPCOM and Transelectrica fined by 1 mln. euro for discriminating the energy traders
###author### The European Commission (EC) has fined energy exchange OPCOM and Transelectrica by 1 million euros for abusing of dominant…