Marcel Boloș: We have 2.5 bln. euro so that the Romanians who worked in mining or refining have a job
By the end of this year, all 87 calls for projects with funding through the Just Transition Fund will be…
Petromidia platform’s cogeneration plant, more than 80% completed
The Kazakh-Romanian Energy Investment Fund (KREIF) has made considerable progress in commissioning the cogeneration plant on the Petromidia platform, reaching…
Bosch Thermotechnology: Heat pump segment grows by 54% in 2022
In the financial year 2022, Bosch Thermotechnology increased its sales revenues by around 12 percent in nominal terms, and by…
Siemens Energy to supply key components for the Mintia combined cycle power plant
Siemens Energy and independent power producer Mass Global Energy Rom have signed a contract for the supply of the HL-class…
Mass Global will invest 1 billion euros at Mintia in an over 1,500 MW Siemens gas-fired power plant
Prime Minister Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă met at the Victoria Palace with representatives of the Mass Global Energy Rom company, which purchased…
The City Hall of Sector 1 could launch the first charging hubs for electric cars in 2023
The City Hall of Sector 1 has initiated several projects for the production of energy from renewable sources, energy efficiency…
Jozsef Balogh: District heating – the heated debate
When you hear the word “utility bill”, you are most likely to associate to electricity and gas. But there is…
The price of carbon certificates will continue to influence the price of electricity in 2023
The prices of carbon certificates are kept high by the intervention of financial funds in this market. At the same…
ORSE: Four strands of action to fight energy poverty
Energy poverty is a complex phenomenon with multiple causes. There is no single solution or single actor that can propose…
Essential changes in the new form of the energy performance certificate for buildings
The new regulations on the energy performance of buildings introduce a series of requirements to be phased in gradually. One…
AEI: We need new policies to change the way buildings are heated
Almost half of the net energy in Romania is used for heating buildings and domestic hot water (DHW), the main…
Positive evolution for UPRUC-CTR: turnover increased to 11.7 mln. euro in 2022
UPRUC-CTR, manufacturer of welding fittings and steel pressure vessels for the oil&gas and thermal industry, recorded a 27% increase in…
ELCEN exits insolvency; the way is opened for major investments
Electrocentrale București SA (ELCEN), the main supplier of heating for the centralized thermal energy supply system in Bucharest and one…
Daniel Burlan and Marius Neagru, laid-off from the management of CE Oltenia
Daniel Burlan, the president of the Directorate of the Oltenia Energy Complex, and Mariu Neagru, a member of the directorate,…
Coal production increased by 1.7% in the first 11 months of 2022; imports fell by 16%
Romania’s net coal production totaled, in the first 11 months of 2022, 2.828 million tons of oil equivalent, being 1.7%…
The fine(d) art of gas consumption – why some gas reduction measures could cost money
Gas consumption reduced, yet penalty to be paid – this contradiction has been preoccupying the Hungarian press during the last…
A new start for the energy performance of buildings – Mc001/2022 has been approved
On January 17, 2023, it appeared in the Official Gazette no. 46 MDLPA order no. 16/2023 for the approval of…
Bulgaria’s new energy strategy stipulates that coal-fired power plants will operate until 2030
A new energy strategy of Bulgaria until the year 2053 is based on the continued operation of coal-fired power plants…
ORSE: Support measures must take into account the basic needs of households
Energy price capping and compensation measures should take into account the specific needs of households, distinguishing between the high consumption…
Cristina Prună: The law that cuts VAT to 5% for heat pumps and solar panels was adopted
President Klaus Iohannis promulgated on Thursday, January 12, the law that reduces VAT from 19% to 5% for heat pumps,…
IEA: World coal consumption will hit a new record this year
Global coal consumption is expected to reach the highest level in history in 2022 and will remain at a similar…
Constanta has NRRP money for a high-efficiency cogeneration gas plant for central heating
The Ministry of Energy and the municipality of Constanta have signed the financing contract through the National Recovery and Resilience…
Nicușor Dan: PMB gets 242 mln. lei for the refurbishment of the thermal network
Bucharest City Hall (PMB) obtained non-refundable funding from the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration in the total amount…