Energynomics Awards 2026

25 Nov 2026 @ 18:00 - 22:30

On 25 November 2026, Energynomics invites Romania’s energy community to the National Military Circle in Bucharest for the 14th edition of the Energynomics Awards.

The Gala will bring together executives and professionals from across the energy industry, alongside representatives of public authorities, institutions and the diplomatic community, to recognise performance, resilience and innovation in Romania’s energy sector.

Energynomics Awards 2026 Competition

Submit a nomination

Submissions for Energynomics Awards 2026 are open until
November 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM. Entering the competition is free of charge,
and each nomination may be submitted in one category only.

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Gala · November 25, 2026

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Attendance at the Gala is separate from entering the competition.

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The 14th edition of the Energynomics Awards Gala will bring the energy community together to recognise the achievements of 2026 and open the conversation about the priorities for 2027.

The competition covers the energy sector as a whole, recognising performance in projects, investment, financing, transactions, energy efficiency, the energy transition, technology, management and public service.

CONCEPT One ecosystem. Unstoppable.

Every year has its weather. 2026 brought drought, outages and uncertainty.

Nuclear generation was out of the system for long stretches, first for planned maintenance in May, then from mid-August, when a record-low Danube could no longer cool the Cernavodă units. Thermal installed capacity kept shrinking, with close to 1,000 MW leaving the system in twelve months. Prices, politics and the weather were all unforgiving.

And still, Romania produced more electricity than the year before.

Water carried the largest share, close to a third of national output. Renewable grew by a fifth, and together with hydro they delivered roughly half of everything the country generated in the first half of the year. Battery storage moved from pilot to pillar: close to a gigawatt connected by August, with as much again expected by year-end. More than 2,500 MW of new capacity connected to the grid in eight months, most of it solar, storage and wind. Physical electricity exports rose 52% year on year in the first half, while imports were virtually unchanged.

No single force carried the year. The system did.

Because Romania’s energy sector is not a collection of technologies. It is a living system: grids, interconnections and increasingly flexible markets linking producers, operators, traders, suppliers, storage players, consumers and prosumers into one whole. Where one part strained, another stepped in. Where one resource fell short, another rose. That is what diversity and complementarity look like in practice, and in 2026 they held.

Hard years do not stop good ecosystems. They reveal them.

While the pressure mounted, the sector kept building: new capacity brought into operation, infrastructure reinforced, investments financed, technologies deployed, markets developed, demanding projects completed. None of it was inevitable. It was done by people and institutions who chose to keep moving when standing still would have been easier.

The Energynomics Awards Gala is the one night the industry gathers to say so. One room, one stage, the people who kept the ecosystem alive and moving. Here, the year’s achievements are given their due, and the message is unmistakable: progress in Romania’s energy sector is real, and it does not wait for easy conditions.

The road ahead runs on integration: more storage and flexibility, stronger grids, smarter operations, more active consumers, and tighter coordination across technologies and markets. New dispatchable capacity is coming. Romania does not enter 2027 from zero. The investments are being made. The expertise is growing. The market is learning.

One ecosystem. Many hands. Unstoppable momentum.

Tonight, we honour the people who keep it moving.

AGENDA

18:00 Guest registration
18:30 Artistic moment
19:00 Opening of the ceremony and invited speakers
19:50 Presentation of the Energynomics Awards
21:35 Family photo
21:45 – 22:30 Music & Cheers

Energynomics Awards enjoys the support of leading institutions and professional associations active in Romania’s energy sector. The Energynomics Awards project is created and organised by Energynomics, with the support of its partners: Elektra Renewable Support, 4P Renewables, ABB, Alive Capital, BCR, CBRE, Eastship, Electroalfa, Enery, ENEVO Group, Exim Banca Românească, KSTAR, MyEnerji, Nofar Energy, Petroconst (Parapet), RENOMIA Gallagher, Schraubram, Sigenergy, Solar Today, TBEA, Think Blu Solution, WALDEVAR Energy, YEO.

Strategic partners for the Energynomics Awards 2026 are ACCER, ACUE, AFEER, AHK, AIIR, CCIpR, CIGRE Romania, CNR-CME, CRE, EFdeN, EPG, FPE, HENRO, PATRES, RPIA, RWEA and SAMER.

PARTICIPATION

Entry to the Energynomics Awards competition is open and free of charge to companies, organisations and professionals active in Romania’s energy sector or contributing directly to its development.

Entering the competition does not automatically include access to the Energynomics Awards Gala on 25 November. Gala attendance is arranged separately, and the published ticket price is 400 euros + VAT.

CALENDAR

15 October to November 9 10.30 AM – Gathering the candidate projects

10 November – The candidate projects are submitted to the Jury

13 November – The Jury completes its first evaluation of projects. Jurors may request additional information.

16 November – The Jury will determine the winning Projects.

9 November to 24 November – Presentation of the candidate projects on www.energynomics.ro

25 November – Announcing the winners

THE JURY

Nominations are evaluated by an independent jury made up of professionals with experience in the energy industry and in fields relevant to the sector’s development.

Jurors assess nominations based on the information included in the submissions, the criteria specific to each category and three general principles:
SUCCESS – demonstrable results achieved in the area relevant to the nomination.
IMPACT – measurable effects on the energy sector, the community or the economy.
INNOVATION – the introduction or application of products, services, technologies, models or practices that contribute to the development of Romania’s energy sector.

Each juror evaluates all nominations in the relevant category and ranks them using a comparative points system. The full evaluation, tie-breaking and redistribution rules are available in the Energynomics Awards 2026 FAQ.