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Electricity consumption rises 2.5% in first two months of 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The end consumption of electricity stood in the first two months of this year at over 9.019 billion kWh, by 2.5% higher versus that in the same period of 2010, according to provisional data made public by the National Statistics Institute (INS). Public lighting decreased by 13.9% and population's consumption increased by 1.2%. Electricity export rose by 615.2 million kWh, by 282.3% respectively. In the said period, the resources of electricity totaled 11.503 billion KWh, ...
Contract with EBRD for expansion and rehabilitation of water and wastewater infrastructure of Iasi County
Thursday, April 14, 2011
President of the County Council of Iasi (east), Constantin Simirad and Patrique Marquet, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), signed on Thursday the contract for co-financing the project 'Expansion and rehabilitation of water and wastewater infrastructure in the County of Iasi' . Ion Toma, director of county utility APAVITAL SC, the main beneficiary of the loan, explained that the project is receiving financial assistance from the European ...
Ministry of Economy plans to set up two energy complexes
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment (MECMA) plans to set up two energy complexes, one lignite-powered and one pitcoal-powered, in Jiu Valley (west) and in Oltenia (south), as intermediary steps until the establishment of the two energy companies, Alexandru Sandulescu, director general of MECMA's Energy Policies Directorate, told a Thursday's seminar on energy issues. 'In the discussions with the IMF we have pledged that, until the end of the year, if these two ...
Investors kick off works on 1,082 MW Romania-sited wind parks
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Construction works had kicked off by March 2011 for wind power projects with an aggregate installed capacity of 1,082 MW, director of the Renewable Energy Department of the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) Radu Regman told a seminar on energy. 'Connection approvals were issued so far for a total capacity of 11,000 MW and contracts were signed for 6,000 MW; incorporation approvals were also issued and construction works have started for facilities with a combined capacity of ...
Romania Still Plans To Create Energy Champions - Official
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Romania has not yet given up the idea of creating two national energy champions, and it is currently evaluating alternative solutions to this end, an Economy Ministry official said Thursday."The ministry is still eager form Electra and Hidroenergetica. (…) By the end of the year we need to come up with alternative solutiosn, as decided in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)," Alexandru Sandulescu, head of the ministry's energy department, told a seminar organized by ...
Romania imports 587,600 toe in first two months of 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Romania imported in the first two months of 2011 a crude oil quantity of 587,600 tonnes of oil equivalent (toe), by 313,300 tonnes (34.8%) less than in the same period of 2010, according to data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The oil production amounted, in the said period, to 648,100 toe, by 3% (19,800 toe) lower compared to that in the first two months of 2010. ...
Net coal production rises 2.4% in first two months of 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Romania's net coal production amounted in the first two months of 2011 to 947,100 tonnes of oil equivalent (toe), by 2.4% (21,900 toe) higher than that in the similar period in 2010, according to data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Over January - February 2011, Romania imported 587,600 toe of net coal, by 500 toe (0.8%) more versus the quantity imported in the same period of last year. ...
Rompetrol allots over 500,000 euros for environment and health protection projects
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Rompetrol oil company allotted over 500,000 euros for the implementation of 36 projects related to the protection of the environment and health, to be implemented over two years, within the national program Together for Each and Everyone, according to a release the company sent.The program has been carried out in 20 counties and has targeted over 200,000 disadvantaged people.Rompetrol has been awarded at the 8th edition of the Gala People for People for the results achieved ...
Authorities could attract 3.5 bln euros through listing share packages of Hidroelectrica and Nuclearelectrica
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The authorities could attract 3.5 billion euros through the listing on Bucharest Stock Exchange of share packages in Hidroelectrica and Nuclearelectrica, without losing control of these companies, said on Tuesday the manager of Property fund, Greg Konieczny, at a conference on energy issues. 'The state can earn 2.2 billion euros from the exchange listing of Hidroelectrica and other 1.3 billion euros in the case of Nuclearelectrica, without losing control of these companies. Thus, ...
Romania not in situation to be sanctioned for not observing air quality - minister
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Romania currently is not in a situation to pay sanctions for having exceeded the dust values, Minister of Environment and Forestry Borbely Laszlo said at a video-conference on Wednesday; he added the most polluted cities last year were Bucharest, Tg. Jiu, Rovinari, Suceava and Timisoara.'At this moment, Romania is not in a situation to pay sanctions for having exceeded the dust-related values. We must see how we can curb such parameters, afterwards a litigation can follow at the ...
Romanian Govt Plans To Increase Waste Recycling Rate
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Romania currently recycles only 1% of its waste and the 50% recycling target set for 2020 cannot be reached, so the Government will put forward a new waste management law, which will include new taxes.Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Tuesday, in a seminar on waste management, that Romania recycles only 1% of the waste it produces; the rest is stored in landfills. The minister's statement is based on internal statistics and on a 2008 study which placed Romania and Bulgaria at the ...
Romania’s Oltchim Could Take Over Remaining Activities At Arpechim
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Romania’s Economy Ministry Tuesday said chemical plant Oltchim (OLT.RO) might take over the entire activity at troubled supplier Arpechim, after the refinery was shut down because of lack of demand.Arpechim refinery will hopefully be transferred "under acceptable terms" to chemical plant Oltchim, said Vlad Cazana, head of the ministry's privatization and participations administration unit OPSPI.End-2009, Oltchim bought the petrochemical business of Arpechim refinery, a unit of Romanian ...
AFP: Romania must take steps to better harness energy: experts
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Romania boasts gas, oil and wind resources that can make it a major European player but it needs large-scale reforms and investment in order to fully harness this potential, experts said Wednesday."Romania has a capacity for self-sufficiency in gas, as well as an important nuclear and wind-power potential ... but the network must be modernized and this calls for substantial investment in the coming years," Yvonnick David, the coordinator of a study drawn up by French and Romanian ...
Romania Imported Gas Price Rises At 2-Yr High In Jan
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Romania imported in January natural gas at $399 per thousand cubic meters, the highest price since March 2009, according to data published by energy regulator ANRE. The highest price seen in 2010 for natural gas was reached in December, namely $386 per 1,000 cubic meters. Throughout the first quarter of 2009, Romania imported natural gas at prices between $492 and $493 per thousand cubic meters. In addition, imported gas represented 30.07% of overall consumption in January, the widest level ...
Chinese SGCC Seeks Stake In Romanian Transelectrica
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The State Grid Corporation of China, or SGCC, is interested in buying the 15% stake Romania plans to sell in state-owned power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO), people close to the matter told Mediafax. "The Chinese company presented the Economy Ministry with an offer, including a financial one, to buy the entire 15% in Transelectrica (the ministry plans to sell)," the sources said. Contacted by Mediafax, Economy Ministry officials said the Transelectrica stake sale would "use stock ...
Methane consumption totals over 20M MWh, in Jan 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Romania's natural gas consumption totaled 20.059 million MWh, in Jan 2011, by 1.5 percent higher than that during the same time span, in the year before, amounting to 140.055 million MWh, National Regulatory Energy Authority (ANRE) data inform.The methane that went to the domestic consumption stood at 69.9 percent of the total sources, in Jan 2011, the first two methane suppliers Romgaz and Petrom covering 97.82 percent of it.The methane imports that went to consumption ...
ANRE awaits EC reasoned assent to communicate alignment stage for legislation on energy tariffs
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) is waiting for the reasoned assent of the European Commission (EC), (the second stage of infringement proceedings) related to the alignment of national legislation to the European laws on regulated energy tariffs, in order to communicate the European authorities the stage of the current regulations and the amendments made, ANRE president Dan Iulius Plaveti told Agerpres on Wednesday. 'In order to reply to the European Commission about ...
EC formally requests Romania to eliminate regulated prices in natural gas and electric energy
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The European Commission made an official request to Romania, Poland and Italy to comply with EU regulations and align their regulated prices for natural gas and energy, a press release of the EC reads. According to it, the Commission decided to send motivated requests to the three member states. If they do not respect the obligations in two months, the Commission can address the Court of Justice. In compliance with regulations on the internal energy markets, all companies need to ...
Heavy water plant Romag-Prod, designed to resist 7.5 magnitude earthquake
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Heavy water plant Romag-Prod (Mehedinti County, southern Romania), is designed to resist an earthquake of 7.5 magnitude on Richter scale, technical manager Mihai Patrascu told Agerpres on Thursday. According to him, if an earthquake were to happen, there would be no risks of accidental leaks of hydrogen sulphide, a highly toxic flammable gas, a result of the production process. 'The four heavy water production groups have 24 protection systems equipped with 900 sensors, some of ...
Thermal energy produced in 2010 amounts to 17,359 Tcal
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The thermal energy generated in 2010 for delivery in Romania was 17,359 Tcal, 0.03 percent lower than in the previous year, according to data centralised by the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE).The thermal energy produced by cogeneration was 14,120 Tcal, 1.24 percent lower than in 2009. There was an amount of 2,522.73 Tcal of thermal energy produced for delivery in December 2010 and 2,161.68 Tcal of cogenerated energy. ...