Petromidia new power plant will have the most modern cogeneration technology
The new power plant at Petromidia will have the most modern cogeneration technology and will provide the necessary electricity and…
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Minister of Energy: For the year 2023, one third of the energy market will be found in the system approved on Friday
Approximately one third of the energy market will be found in 2023 in the system provided for in the ordinance…
Virgil Popescu: Thermal power plants will not be closed, enter the technical reserve
Thermal power plants will not be closed, but, through the Decarbonization Law, they will enter a technical reserve, where they…
Chisăliță: Gas from storage cannot completely cover the winter imports
The large amount of gas that Romania has in storage is not enough to completely cover the imports needed during…
Energy Minister: We are not closing any coal-based electricity production unit
Romania is not closing any coal-based electricity production plant, the Energy minister, Virgil Popescu, announced on Facebook on Tuesday. “We…
Energy Minister: Romania exceeded the threshold of 3 bln. cm of gas in deposits, an absolute record
Romania exceeded the threshold of 3 billion cubic meters of gas in deposits, which represents an absolute record, the Minister…
Masdar could invest in local renewable projects, alongside Hidroelectrica
Masdar, a company from the United Arab Emirates which deals with the production of renewable energy is interested in investing…
Minister of Energy: Today we have 96.52% of natural gas in storage
Romania has, on November 1, 2.963 billion cubic meters of natural gas in storage, which represents a ratio of 96.52%,…
Siemens Energy: 450 new jobs, new investments
Siemens Energy has officially launched its new competence center in Romania, announcing 450 new jobs. These are in addition to…
Minister of Energy: Canadian Gov’t to finance the refurbishment of R1 and the construction of R3 and 4
The Canadian government will support and finance the upgrading of Reactor 1 and the construction of Reactors 3 and 4…
Transelectrica gets 420 million euros from the Modernization Fund, a quarter of the value of the RET Development Plan
Transelectrica signed the first nine financing contracts from the Modernization Fund for the achievement of investment objectives of particular importance…
Virgil Popescu, in Kazakhstan: We received assurances that we will have all the support for oil supply
The authorities from Kazakhstan will give Romania all the support to secure the supply of oil and derived products, the…
200 million euros for heating through the Modernization Fund – the aid scheme is under public debate
The Minister of Energy Virgil Popescu announced the launch in the public debate of aid schemes for energy infrastructure projects…
Ministry of Energy – PNRR projects for the production of electric batteries and solar panels
This year, the Ministry of Energy will launch calls for projects through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, through which…
Nuclearelectrica and Nova Power launched the project company for the development of SMRs
Nuclearelectrica SA and Nova Power & Gas SRL launch RoPower Nuclear SA, the project company for the development of small…
RIGC: Energy ministers of nine SEE countries met in Bucharest to ensure security of supply
Ministers of nine South East Europe and Caucasus region countries including Romania have met today in Bucharest to solve the…
Verchere: We need stability in the Offshore Law to extract gas from the Black Sea
OMV Petrom needs clarifications related to stability regarding the provisions of the Offshore Law, in order to start gas extraction…
V. Popescu: Romania will become energy independent since 2026
Romania will become independent from an energy point of view starting in 2026, said the Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu,…
Refineries in Romania have found alternative sources to Russian crude oil
Refineries in Romania have found alternative crude oil to the Russian one, considering that in December the embargo on petroleum…
Romania, Ukraine and Moldova agreed to increase bilateral electricity exchanges
Romania, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova have agreed to conclude a trilateral intergovernmental agreement to stimulate interconnections and cooperation…
Popescu: Romania did not oppose the gas price cap, called for a wider ceiling
Romania proposed at the extraordinary meeting of the Ministers of Energy from the European Union that the gas price ceiling…
Popescu: EC approved subsidies of 1.5 bln. euro for large energy consumers
The European Commission has approved the state aid scheme for large energy consumers, worth 1.5 billion euros, through which partial…
PNRR: Ministry of Energy extends the deadline for cogeneration projects
The Ministry of Energy has extended the deadline for high-efficiency cogeneration projects financed via PNRR in the district heating sector…