Sierra Quadrant: Government needs to take a quick decision about ELCEN
Bogdan Tudorache The syndic judge of the Bucharest Tribunal confirmed the modified reorganization plan of ELCEN. After this decision, the…
Just Transition fund to exclude nuclear – some hopes for gas yet
On Monday 6 July, the EU Parliament’s Regional Development Committee approved the establishment of the Just Transition Fund (JTF) with…
Romania can be sued at the CJEU because of its coal-fired power plants
European Commission is asking Romania to improve the application of the directive on emissions from industrial installations within three months,…
ANRE reduced the cogeneration contribution by 16%
The contribution for efficient cogeneration, a tax paid in bills by all electricity consumers, to support some of the thermal…
Gov’t will cut the cogeneration tax, could launch a new support scheme; large consumer subsidies granted this month
Bogdan Tudorache Following the finding of the inefficiency of the cogeneration tax, it will be reduced, but for now it…
Government changed the Forestry Code in order to unblock the activity of CE Oltenia
The government amended the Forestry Code by emergency ordinance to facilitate the removal from the forest fund of land necessary…
German lignite exit contract lacks transparency on compensation – think tank
Experts have criticised the lack of transparency in the contract between lignite operators and the German state, presented by the…
CIECH Soda Romania submitted the documentation for its new cogeneration station
On Thursday, CIECH Soda Romania submitted the official documents for starting the procedures for obtaining the environmental permit necessary for…
CE Hunedoara will provide system services to TSO of at least 400 MW
Hunedoara Energy Complex (CEH) will provide system technological services to the Transmission System Operator (TSO), at a value of electricity…
Germany will offer more than 4 bln. euro to closing lignite operators
Germany is one step closer to finalising legislation on the planned coal exit by 2038 at the latest, as the…
ELCEN: The inhabitants of the Capital do not have hot water at optimal standards due to the large losses in the Thermoenergetica pipes
The inhabitants of the Capital do not have hot water or the supply is deficient due to the big losses…
An integrated national approach for heating is what we need
Romania needs an integrated approach at national level to act effectively in the different and interconnected topics related to providing…
Municipal Company Energetica will be divided
The General Council of Bucharest (CGMB) could approve the division of the Municipal Company Energetica Bucureşti SA, by transferring its…
INS: Decrease by 8.4% of primary energy resources in the first four months
Primary energy resources decreased by 8.4% in the first four months, compared to the same period in 2019, and electricity…
CfD for renewables, nuclear, power storage and CCUS in Romania
Romanian Government approved the general principles regarding the implementation of Contracts for Difference. This opens the way for the Ministry…
Nicolescu (Deloitte): There is a lot of talk about closing coal mines, but there are solutions for capturing and storing emissions
Closure of coal mines is under European debate, but there are solutions for this coal to be absolutely environmentally neutral,…
Hunedoara Energy Complex’ insolvency complicates a major investment of Romgaz
The insolvency of the coal-fired energy producer Hunedoara Energy Complex (CEH), wholly owned by the Romanian state through the Ministry…
Oil, gas, coal could lose two-thirds of value by 2070
Business in oil, gas and coal is becoming increasingly unprofitable as global fossil reserves could lose around two-thirds of their…
Virgil Popescu: Energy companies will make investments of about 12 bln. euro in five years, in line with the Green Deal
Minister of Economy Virgil Popescu issued an order asking all companies to approve by June 15 new 5-year investment plans,…
Miners could organize new protests in Bucharest
Miners are threatening to protest in Bucharest after Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said all coal groups would be closed. Manu…
Renewables surpass coal in US energy generation for first time in 130 years
Solar, wind and other renewable sources have toppled coal in energy generation in the United States for the first time…
Datteln-4: Controversial German coal-fired power plant to start this week
Germany’s latest coal plant will enter service this week, angering environmentalists who say it threatens to derail the country’s attempts…
Enel Group accelerates closure of its last coal-fired plant in Chile
Enel announces that its Chilean subsidiaries have informed the market that their Boards of Directors have decided to accelerate the…