CE Oltenia announces that all its 11 energy groups will meet EU requirements in March 2020
In 2018, 3 complete NOx reduction plants were implemented and put into operation at energy groups no. 5 and 7…
Vast Resources raises 1 mln. euro for Baita mine in Romania
Bogdan Tudorache Vast Resources, the AIM-listed mining company, announced that it has raised in aggregate £900,000 (1.016 million euro) before…
Greenpeace’ arguments in the trial against APM Gorj for illegal issuance of environmental permit to Rovinari
Greenpeace sued the Gorj Environmental Protection Authority for issuing an integrated environmental permit for the Rovinari complex, owned by CE…
Cristina Prună thinks that the Jiu Valley has to keep its status as an energy zone
The Jiu Valley region must maintain its status as an energy zone, says USR deputy Cristina Pruna. In this respect,…
In April, the US used more renewable energy than coal
A momentous change took place in the US, and it was largely fueled by one of the more unlikely places:…
Global energy investments rebound, thanks to fossil fuels
Global energy investments stabilized last year after three years of decline, due to greater spending on oil, natural gas and…
The Government intends IPO for Hidroelectrica – 10% and CE Oltenia -15% in new shares
The government wants an IPO for 10% of Hidroelectrica’s shares and 15% of the Oltenia Energy Complex, according to the…
GE selected as preferred bidder to build coal plant in Kosovo
US energy group ContourGlobal and Kosovo’s government said on Friday that General Electric (GE) has been selected as the preferred…
CE Oltenia increases salaries by 15%
The Oltenia Energetic Complex estimated revenues of 3.913 billion lei and a gross profit of one million lei for the…
Ministry of Energy: Romania aims to close uncompetitive mines
The closure of uncompetitive mines is a program undertaken by Romania eight years ago and targets only mines that pose…
ANRE will finalize the regulatory framework in respect to the amendments to GEO 114 ”shortly”
Bogdan Tudorache The Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) announced that it will ”soon finalize” the implementing rules of the amendments to…
Bankwatch and Greenpeace facilitate the reintegration of mining regions
Bankwatch Romania and Greenpeace Romania organized a Round Table on Wednesday, April 3, at Petroşani University to facilitate a discussion…
Competition has triggered an investigation into the rigging of some auctions for components needed to transport coal
The Competition Council launched an investigation into a possible trickle of auctions organized by the Oltenia Power Complex for the…
The Government tries to erase the debts of state-own bad payers, but it does not know how
The Government wants to erase the budget debts of electricity producers in exchange of assets and has developed a procedure…
The failure of the Romanian authorities to sanction the polluters in the energy industry, notified to the European Commission
ClientEarth and Greenpeace Romania have addressed the European Commission about the very low level of sanctions imposed by authorities on…
Moise, PATRES: Eliminating the 2% contribution to coal energy producers is a clear discrimination
Eliminating the 2% contribution to coal power producers represents clear discrimination against other market operators, and this tax should be…
First amendment to GEO 114: Coal gets rid of 2% tax, the gas cap of 68 lei/ MWh stays
The 2% contribution to coal-fired power generators will be eliminated, with the Competition Council’s approval, Energy minister Anton Anton said…
EU ETS system: Romania has billions of euro at disposal by 2030
Romania has several billions of euro at its disposal, via the trading emissions system (ETS) for reaching out its 2030…
First official information on the mechanism of Contracts for Difference in Romania
The Ministry of Energy has launched in public debate a support mechanism for investors with low-carbon technologies called Contracts for…
Ministry of Energy: Romania cannot give up coal until 2030
Romania can’t abandon the production capacity of the CE Oltenia until 2030 without an acute energy risk, according to the…
Boza, CE Oltenia: Group 5 Rovinari will be completed by 2020
Group 5 at Rovinari coal plant will be completed by 2020 by own forces, CEO Oltenia CEO, Sorin Boza, told…
RWE has no claim to compensation over coal exit – Bundestag lawyers
Electricity consumers and the state are not legally obliged to compensate energy companies for switching off coal-fired power stations. This…
