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Romania has imported natural gas from Russia cheaper than the domestic production
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Romania has imported lately natural gas from Russia cheaper than the domestic production, although such imports cost 530 dollars per 1000 cubic metres over the past years - twice the price of its national resource - says Iulian Iancu, MP, chairman of the Chamber of Deputies Committee for Industry and ...
ExxonMobil company has invested 1.3 billion euros in exploration in the Black Sea
Thursday, January 28, 2016
The ExxonMobil company has invested 1.3 billion euros in exploration in the Black Sea, and estimates put the natural gas resources found at over 100 billion cubic metres, Iulian Iancu, MP, chairman of the Chamber of Deputies Committee for Industry and Services announced on ...
Hidroelectrica posted a 2015 gross profit by 3.5 times higher than in 2014
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Hidroelectrica posted a 2015 gross profit of 1.1 billion lei, by 3.5 times higher than that reported in 2010, according to the company's financial results, released on ...
Romania expresses support for China's role at Cernavoda
Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Romanian government has written to China General Nuclear Power (CGN) expressing its support for the Cernavoda nuclear power plant project. CGN announced its receipt of the letter - which was presented by energy minister Victor Vlad Grigorescu and signed by prime minister Dacian Julien Ciolo? - on its website last week. CGN said on 21 January that the letter "outlines the major areas of ...
Martin Moise, PATRES: The obligation to sell at constant power favors state-owned producers
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Last year, ANRE introduced a norm that obliges renewable energy producers to deliver their energy with constant power like a classic generator or they pay penalties. Although the authority says that the order has the gift to provide adequate technical parameters for the system, investors in this sector have interpreted this piece of regulation as abusive and hope that the court will see the case through the prism of their arguments. One of the ...
THERMAL ENERGY FORUM, at the second edition - February, 18, Hotel Intercontinental
Thursday, January 28, 2016
The English business magazine The Diplomat–Bucharest organizes the second edition of its national Forum exclusively dedicated to thermal power - Thermal Energy Forum 2016, ...
Net coal output over January - November 2015 totalled 4.235 million tonnes
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Romania's net coal output over January - November 2015 totalled 4.235 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe), up 4.4 percent (180,300 toe) from the similar period of 2014, shows data centralised with the National Institute of Statistics ...
Romanian court dismissed indictment act against Petrotel Lukoil — company
Thursday, January 21, 2016
TASS reported the charges of money laundering and tax evasion were brought against the Russian oil major early in July 2015 Prahova Country Court in Romania dismissed the indictment act submitted by Romania’s prosecutor’s office against Petrotel Lukoil and Lukoil Europe Holdings and some of their employees, press service of the Russian oil major said on Wednesday. On January 19, ...
ANRE certified by December 2015 renewable energy facilities with 4,662 MW in aggregate installed capacity
Thursday, January 21, 2016
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) had certified by December 2015 renewable energy facilities with 4,662 MW in aggregate installed capacity, shows a document posted on the institution's ...
ANRE has fined the CEZ Vanzare (Sales) company 500,000 lei
Thursday, January 21, 2016
The Regulatory Authority for Energy (ANRE) has fined the CEZ Vanzare (Sales) company 500,000 lei (approximately 110,000 euros) for early invoicing its clients in 2014-2015, confidential sources within the industry ...
Romania imported 6.097 million tonnes of oil in the first eleven months of 2015
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Romania imported in the first eleven months of last year an amount of 6.097 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe), down by 11,000 toe (0.2pct) from the quantity imported in the same period of 2014, according to data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics ...
Large energy consumers still not exempt from paying a part of green certificates
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Large energy consumers will be exempt from paying a part of green certificates only after receiving exemption agreements, not starting with January 1, 2015, therefore, for last year the compulsory share of 0.274 green certificates/MWh is to be maintained, the Romanian Regulatory Authority for Energy (ANRE) ...
Transelectrica has issued 13.2 million green certificates in 2015
Thursday, January 21, 2016
By January 14, the national electricity transmission company Transelectrica has issued 13.2 million green certificates for renewable energy producers, for electricity produced in 2015; 4.1 million of these certificates are still available, according to the website of OPCOM, the electricity and natural gas markets ...
PRIMARY ENERGY RESOURCES INCREASED BY 2.4% DURING 1.I – 30.XI.2015
Thursday, January 21, 2016
During 1.I – 30.XI.2015, primary energy resources increased by 2.4%, while those of electricity increased, as compared to the same period of previous year, by 8.3%. The main primary energy resources during 1.I ...
Romania's final consumption of electric energy in January-November 2015 advanced by 5.9 percent
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Romania's final consumption of electric energy in January-November 2015 advanced by 5.9 percent year-on-year to 48075.8 million KWh, according to provisional data released on Thursday by the National Institute of ...
Romania's gas resources decreased by 4.2pct between January-November 2015
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Year-on-year, Romania's gas resources decreased by 4.2pct between January-November and stood at 7.9 million tons of oil equivalent (toe), the National Institute of Statistics (INS) informed on ...
Energy Ministry wants to finish the Energy Strategy and prepare two IPOs until October
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Ministry of Energy has big plans for 2016. A prime objective is the completion of the National Energy Strategy until late September, according to a ministry document. In terms of internal processes, the ministry continues preparing for two IPOs that are long in the making: Hidroelectrica and CE Oltenia. By October, preparations should be completed, shows the ministry program, energynomics.ro informs. Assuming an active role of ...
National electricity consumption from January to September 2015 reached 38.2 TWh
Thursday, January 14, 2016
The national electricity consumption from January to September 2015 reached 38.2 TWh, up by 3.2pct compared to the same period of last year, according to a report by the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE). The household consumption in regulated ...
Electricity bills will decrease by 8pct on average in January
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Electricity bills will decrease by 8pct on average in January, after cuts will be operated on VAT and distribution tariffs, Minister of Energy Victor Grigorescu stated on Tuesday. "We are monitoring the effects of the VAT cut, including on the electricity ...
Romania could statistically transfer to other states its green energy surplus
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Romania will meet the objective assumed before the European Union for 2020 according to which 24pct of the end energy consumption should come from renewable sources, so that it could statistically transfer to other states the green energy surplus, reads a report on the promotion and use of renewable energy, made public by the Ministry of Energy. "Romania believes it will meet the global target of 24pct for the share of renewable energy in the gross end ...