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Suppliers of natural gas for population to have profitability rate of 8.43% over 2014-2018
Thursday, January 16, 2014
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has decided that natural gas supply operators have a profitability rate of 8.43% in the third regulatory period, between 2014 and 2018 respectively.According to an order by the institution's president, an incentive of 1.4% for gas distributors will be given over this rate, if they make certain investments.This ...
National electricity consumption goes down by 6.4 percent in first ten months of last year
Thursday, January 16, 2014
The national electricity consumption went down by 6.4 percent in the first ten months of 2013, from the similar time span of the previous year, according to the data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Friday.Public lighting saw a 11.6 percent drop and the consumption of the population went down by 1.3 percent.The industrial consumption ...
Gas imports down to a half January through October 2013
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Romania's gas imports dropped to a half in the first ten months of last year, compared with the same interval in 2012, down to 1.068 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe), according to data on Friday revealed by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).In total, Romania imported by 15.7 percent less primary energy resources. Imports of net coal went down 28.1 percent, ...
Two units at Cernavoda produce over 11.6 mln MWh in 2013
Thursday, January 16, 2014
The two units of the Nuclear Power Plant at Cernavoda (south-eastern Romania) produced over 11.618 million MWh in 2013, of which 10.695 million MWh were delivered to the National Grid, according to the data published on the website of Nuclearelectrica. In 2013, Unit 1 produced 6.121 million MWh and delivered 5.622 million MWh, with a 99.4 percent average capacity factor, ...
Petroceltic International to invest 27 million dollars this year in drilling operations in Romania
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Irish oil company Petroceltic International, which took over Melrose Resources in 2012, is going to invest 27 million dollars this year in drilling operations in the two oil perimeters in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea where it is present, according to the company's schedule for 2014.The amount is higher by 7 million than the one invested last year, when the company invested 20 million dollars in drilling operations in ...
President Basescu asks Parliament to re-examine law on energy production from renewable sources
Thursday, January 9, 2014
President Traian Basescu on Tuesday signed the re-examination request of the law for the approval of GEO No 57/2013 on the amendment and completion of the Law No 220/2008 for the establishment of the endorsement system for the energy production from renewable sources, the Presidential Administration informs.Traian Basescu argues in the re-examination request sent to Parliament that the approval ...
Transelectrica has to recover debts of RON 65 mln from clients
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Transelectrica had to recover debts worth 65 million lei on Dec. 3, 2013 from the clients who have not paid the tariffs for the transport of electricity, reveal the latest figures of the company. The biggest debtor is Enel Energie Muntenia, incurring debts of 11.2 million lei. The national nuclear power company Nuclearelectrica, with debts worth 11.1 million lei, comes next, followed by ...
Renewable energy output at record-high, yet subsidies slashed as of this year
Thursday, January 9, 2014
The production of renewable energy hit a record-high at the end of 2013, when the capacity of projects already connected to the system topped an aggregate 3,757 MW, by 60% more than at the end of 2012, shows data released by Transelectrica.Renewable energy projects installed between January - November 2013 had a combined capacity of over 1,400 MW which added to the 2,335 MW already available in ...
PM Ponta: Mining law absolutely necessary, but Parliament's task
Thursday, January 9, 2014
The Mining Law is 'absolutely necessary', but drafting it is 'the Parliament's task', not the government's, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Monday, after the meeting of the Social Democratic Party's (PSD) Standing Bureau.'It is definitely a necessary law because, beyond propaganda, it concerns many natural resources, and there are many deadlocks. Remin Baia Mare might be the first I ...
Regulatory authority accredits 40 solar farms, a wind farm, two micro-hydroelectric stations at 2013 last meeting
Thursday, January 9, 2014
The National Energy Regulatory Authority's regulatory committee accredited 40 photovoltaic projects at its last 2013 meeting held on Dec. 30, for which it received green certificates, according to a document posted on the body's website.Besides the solar farms also accredited were two micro-hydroelectric stations and a wind farm.The installed capacity of the solar panels saw a ...
Romania Lukoil gets authorization for Petrotel Ploiesti refinery-located solar farm
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Company Lukoil Energy and Gas, the Romanian branch has been given by the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) an authorization to build Petrotel-Lukoil solar farm, according to a document posted on the Authority website.The company received the authorization at the ANRE Regulatory Committee's meeting from Dec. 30.This is the first photovoltaic project of Russian-owned Lukoil ...
Gas prices up 1 pct for households, 2 pct for industrial consumers as of Jan 1, 2014
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Natural gas prices for households will go up 1% beginning January 1, 2014, while prices for industrial consumers will rise 2%, in a new move towards the liberalization of the natural gas market, president of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) Niculae Havrilet recently told AGERPRES.'The price rise is practically half the one set forth in the initial liberalization calendar, which ...
Electricity price stays unchanged as of Jan 1
Thursday, January 9, 2014
The Regulatory Committee of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) decided to keep unchanged the regulated tariffs charged on households and similar customers who did not exert their eligibility right, reads an ANRE release. 'The decision was taken based on the outcomes of the analysis conducted according to the provisions of the Pricing and Tariff-setting Methodology for end customers ...
EUR 1.1bn worth of European funding attracted under environmental programs
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Throughout the current year, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMSC) has carried out a range of domestic actions, campaigns and activities, all of them having environmental protection and education at the forefront.At the same time, Minister in charge Rovana Plumb represented Romania at bilateral meetings with European Commissioners, Ministers and Secretaries of State of EU member states, as well as of ...
Minister Nita: Energy market that will be free starting on January 1 may make prices drop
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Minister Delegate for Energy Constantin Nita said on Thursday, when the hydroelectric power station at Racovita, Sibiu County (central Romania), was opened, that starting on January 1, they would liberalize the market of electric energy for non-household consumers and this way prices might go down.'I hope that next year we shall finalize the contracts for many projects that are already included in our energy plan. ...
Formal framework established for construction of Romania-based LFR technology demonstrator (ALFRED)
Thursday, January 9, 2014
The Pitesti-based Nuclear Research Institute (RATEN ICN) joined Italy's ANSALDO Nucleare and ENEA into the consortium charged with the implementation of the EUR 1 bln worth of ALFRED (Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator) project in Romania, following the signing of the relevant Agreement among the three parties. According to the substantiation note accompanying the Government's Decision approving the ...
Ponta: Romania's great challenge energy-wise is to go outside borders
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Prime Minister Victor Ponta, at the inauguration of Racovita hydropower plant of Sibiu County (central Romania), on Thursday, said that Romania would have to export electricity.'The important thing is to also complete projects, not just start them. This is a good sign both for Hidroelectrica and for the Romanian economy, because I was told here that the Romanian technology was very much used in Racovita hydropower ...
11th Asia Gas Congress 2014
Thursday, January 9, 2014
The 11th Asia Gas Congress will be held on May 29-30, 2014 in Beijing, China. The theme of this congress is meeting demand building in the tremendous transformation of the Asian gas market. Asia is already home to the world's fastest-growing gas market and is expected to become the world's second-largest natural gas market by 2015 but has ...
Pitesti-based Nuclear Research Institute to be one of the parties in charge with building of the ALFRED reactor
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Pitesti-based Nuclear Research Institute (RATEN ICN), alongside the Italians from ANSALDO Nuclear and ENEA, on Wednesday signed to become part of the consortium to be in charge with the implementation of the ALFRED (Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator) project in Romania, worth one billion euros, following a lead-cooled nuclear reactor demonstrator to be built on the Mioveni-based platform of ICN Pitesti (in southern ...
Romania slashes renewable energy subsidies
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Romania will cut its support scheme for new wind, solar and small hydro renewable energy projects from January, a government decree said Tuesday (17 December), to avoid overcompensating producers and curb price increases for industry and homes. The incentives give developers green certificates for each megawatt generated and force power ...