George Niculescu, ANRE: Romania can export energy security to the region
Romania has a strategic position in the energy architecture of South-Eastern Europe, but its geography and energy potential must be…
ANRE changes rules for authorizing economic operators in the natural gas sector
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has adopted a new Regulation for the authorization of economic operators in the natural…
AUR submitted a legislative proposal that would change ANRE’s management
The Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) has submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal that would require the leadership…
Changes to the connection regulation to slow down investments and lead to higher energy prices
The Romanian Wind Energy Association (RWEA) and the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association (RPIA) warn that the proposed changes to the…
Niculescu: We made sure that we have real MW connected to the grid, not MW on paper
The connection guarantee increases from 5% to 20% of the value of the connection tariff and a new guarantee is…
9 things to know about technical grid connection approvals – a contribution to the public debate
It is both remarkable and welcome that energy has become a top priority for the authorities, to the point that…
Dărăban: We need to see from ANRE a more flexible regulation that is closer to the times we live in
Regulation plays a vital role in the activity of energy distribution and transmission and we need to see from ANRE…
Burduja: Let’s end the speculations of renewable projects, let serious investors stay
The stakes of the battle in the energy sector are to clean up and we must end it with the…
Moise: ANRE has 80-81 GW in technical connection approval, which is absurd
Romania’s peak energy consumption is 9 gigawatts, and in the last report of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) there…
Transelectrica proposes new measures to ANRE to stimulate real investments and eliminate speculative investors
The National Electricity Transmission Company Transelectrica SA, as Transmission and System Operator (TSO), participated in a public debate organized by…
ANRE: 107 advanced renewable energy projects, totaling 3.84 GW, are scheduled for COD in 2026
Electricity generation from renewable sources continues to grow in Romania. Based on data compiled as of March 1, 2026, ANRE…
Energy crisis added major pressure on ANRE – over 20 bln. lei settled for compensation
The energy crisis has put the regulatory authority in front of an activity for which it was not prepared, given…
Niculescu: An energy crisis, once it starts, ends somewhere in 3-5 years
The market is the first to react in the event of an energy crisis and governments take measures after the…
ACUE: State budget for 2026 doesn’t cover obligations from the capping scheme worth 6 bln. lei
The ACUE Federation warns that the budget allocation of 3.75 billion lei foreseen for 2026 is insufficient to cover the…
Niculescu (ANRE): We published the draft order for the increase of guarantees to 20% of the value of the connection tariff
The draft Order on the revision of the Connection Regulation has been made available for public consultation, and it provides…
ANRE grants establishment permits for 850 MW in RES and puts pressure on developers
On February 17, 2026, the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) approved authorizations for the establishment of new renewable energy production…
ANRE: Court rejects as unfounded the employees’ action regarding the suspension of the reorganization
The Court of Appeal rejected as unfounded the action of the employees of the National Energy Regulatory Authority regarding the…
More than 100 ANRE employees demand suspension of documents regarding the reorganization of the institution
More than a hundred employees of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) have requested in court the suspension of documents…
ANRE extends deadlines and clarifies connection rules – draft order
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) proposes a series of amendments to Order 53/2024 on the methodology for allocating electricity…
ITP for photovoltaic panels – to eliminate installation chaos
Romania is undergoing an unprecedented expansion of photovoltaic systems, and the accelerated pace of installations exposes a dangerous gap: the…
Beyond the obvious: How traders and policymakers can speak the same language
In general, the obvious is the knowledge we all share. It is the common understanding that we all take for…
Niculescu: Alarming statements about an imminent blackout only scare people
Romania has some things to negotiate with the European Commission and these negotiations are based on documents, on concrete elements,…
George Niculescu, ANRE: “Enough with paper projects. It’s time to get megawatts connected to the grid”
The president of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), George Niculescu, said that the phase of renewable energy projects only…