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Transelectrica has planned investments of 7,1 billion lei by 2031
Thursday, November 3, 2022
The regulatory Committee of the national Energy regulatory Authority (ANRE) approved Transelectrica’s investment plan for the period 2022-2031, worth 7,1 billion lei, according to a press release of ANRE. Thus, a percentage of 29% of the total value of investments planned during this period is allocated to works for re-technologisation of the existing transport electricity networks (RET) for the integration ...
Primary energy production up 2.9% in 2021, imports of energy resources up 13.8%
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Primary energy production increased last year by 2.9% compared to the previous year, imports of energy resources increased by 13.8%, gross internal energy consumption increased by 6%, and final energy consumption registered an advance of 7.9%, according to the data published on Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to INS data, the total energy resources available in 2021 registered an increase compared to the previous year, ...
GreenGroup: Circular economy to reduce carbon footprint by 50% without stopping Jiului Valley coal extraction
Thursday, November 3, 2022
A circular economy comes with a decrease, on average, by 50% of the carbon footprint, without stopping to extract the coal from the Jiului Valley, declared, on Tuesday, during the PRIA Environment conference, Constantin Damov, the president of the Green Group."I'd say that it is a start now for all European and world nations to take steps towards circularity. The European average of circularity, not recycling, according to Eurostat, is 13.8%. The ...
The largest photovoltaic park in Europe, in Arad county
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Monsson, the largest developer of green energy projects in Romania, signed an agreement with Rezolv Energy for the completion of the largest photovoltaic park in Europe, in Arad county, by the end of the first quarter of 2023.According to a release sent on Tuesday, the project will have an installed power of 1,044MW, with plans to include a state-of-the-art energy storage solution. The annual energy production of this photovoltaic park will cover the ...
Eurostat: Romania, among the EU countries with highest increases in household electricity prices
Thursday, November 3, 2022
In the first half of 2022, average household electricity prices in the EU increased sharply compared with the same period in 2021, from 22.0 EUR per 100 kWh to reach 25.3 EUR per 100 kWh and Romania is among the EU member states with the highest increases, in national currency, the data published on Monday by Eurostat showed.More recently, wholesale prices for electricity and gas have increased substantially across the EU. Energy and supply costs ...
PMB wants to request EU financing for projects regarding photovoltaic power plants worth 19 million RON
Thursday, November 3, 2022
The City Hall of Bucharest (PMB) wants to build photovoltaic power plants with a total value of approximately 19 million RON and the institution wants to request financing for these plants through the 2014-2020 Large Infrastructure Operational Programme.Three draft decisions could be introduced on the additional agenda of Monday's meeting of the General Council of Bucharest.The first project consists in the construction of photovoltaic power ...
ANRE: Number of prosumers recorded to electricity distribution network exceeds 23,785
Thursday, November 3, 2022
The number of prosumers recorded to the electric distribution grid exceeded 23,785, according to the National Authority in the Energy field (ANRE). This was possible due to changes and additions to ANRE order whose provisions help future users of the electricity grid, especially prosumers. Thus, Delgaz Grid has 2,964 prosumers, Distributie Energie Oltenia has 4,325 prosumers, E-Distributie Muntenia has ...
Romgaz doubles electricity production, gas output slightly down in Jan-Sep
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Bucharest Stock Exchange listed Romgaz (BVB: SNG), Romania's largest producer and storage operator of natural gas, slightly reduced its hydrocarbon production in the third quarter (Q3) and the first nine months of 2022 compared to the corresponding periods last year, according to a note to investors. Thus, gas extraction decreased by 1.25% in Q3, to 1.17 bln cubic meters and by 0.51% to 3.69 bln cubic ...
Virgil Popescu : Programme for photovoltaic panels installation, launched at the end of the year
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The minister of energy, Virgil Popescu announced on Thursday in a videoconference with the prefects that, at the end of the year, will be launched a programme for photovoltaic panels installation destined to administrative-territorial units and public institutions. ‘ I would like to use the fact that prefects are present here, in this video conference, ...
ANRE approves new power plant on former Oltchim platform
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The regulatory committee of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has authorised the construction of new power plants, with one of them being located on the Oltchim platform.Chimcomplex will thus build in Ramnicu Valcea a high-efficiency cogeneration plant of a capacity of 46.2 MW that will be located on the platform of the former Oltchim chemical works.ANRE also authorised the building of photovoltaic power stations in the ...
Coal production increases 1.7% in first 8 months of 2022, imports up 13.5%
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Romania's net coal production totaled, in the first eight months of 2022, 2.025 million tons of oil equivalent (toe), being by 1.7% (34,300 toe) higher than in the same period in 2021, according to the data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).In the mentioned period, Romania imported 337,400 tep of net coal, 40,200 tep (13.5%) more than the amount imported last year in the same period.The ...
Aquila invests over 220,000 Euro in photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 230 KW
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Aquila, one of the leaders of the consumer goods distribution market, streamlines its energy flows and invests over 220,000 Euros in the expansion of the photovoltaic plant inaugurated this year and in the construction of a new plant in Ploiesti, with a total combined capacity of 230 KW. „We focus on sustainability ...
Vast Resources' production increase at the Baita Plai mine in Romania encourages Shore Capital
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Vast achieved a 20% increase in overall ore production at Baita Plai during Q3 FY22 compared with Q2 FY22 and more importantly, the analysts said, a 15% rise in copper concentrate produced during the same period, https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/ ...
Prime minister: 11 hydrotechnical constructions are under analysis at Government to be financed through PNRR
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca declared on last Thursday that 11 hydrotechnical constructions are under analysis by the Government in order to be included in the financing plan through the PNRR."It's not just about these hydrotechnical constructions on the Jiu river, the dam and the Rastolita hydropower plant are also included in the same framework. In total, in the package analyzed at the Government level, there are 11 such works. As such, in the ...
Moldova is facing major energy problems, Maia Sandu convenes the Supreme Council
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, convened the Supreme Security Council for an emergency situation, as starting from October 24, Moldova is facing an acute shortage of electricity, writes Timpul.md. The head of state, Maia Sandu, has called, today, starting at 18.00, the meeting of the ...
400 kV Cernavoda-Stalpu line crossed the Danube – an engineering first in 35 years
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The project to build the 400 kV Cernavoda-Stalpu Overhead Power Line has passed the most difficult technical stage, namely the 2.6 km crossing of the Danube, of which 1.13 km is over water. Transelectrica announced that the Danube river crossing stage was completed in about three weeks, making it the first such large-scale electrical engineering work carried out on the Romanian Electric Transmission Grid in the last 35 years. The double-circuit overhead power ...
ANRE has realized the online platform for changing the supplier of electricity and natural gas
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) announces that it has completed the creation of the online platform for changing the supplier of electricity and natural gas at the national level (POSF), an investment of over 19 million lei. After the verification and validation period of the POSF database, ANRE will publicly announce the date from which the platform can be used by end ...
Memorandum with Azerbaijan on an investment for a liquefied natural gas facility at the Black Sea
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca announced, on Wednesday, the signing of a memorandum with the representatives of the Azerbaijani company SOCAR for a joint investment in a liquefied natural gas facility at the Black Sea."Following the bilateral meeting we had with the President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Aliyev, we agreed to analyze together the possibility of starting a joint project at the Black Sea for liquefied gas. And, in this way, today, a team from the SOCAR ...
Romania to spend 2.2 bn euro worth of EU funding to counteract effects of rising energy prices
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Romania will use 2.2 billion euro worth of EU funding to counteract the effects of the rise in energy prices, Minister of European Investments and Projects Marcel Bolos said on Wednesday, at the beginning of the government meeting."There are three types of measures that can be considered: the first is to support vulnerable households fend off the energy crisis, including through energy price subsidies; the second possible measure will be the one related to working capital grants ...
CE Oltenia picks up Alro to build together 850MW gas-fired power plant
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Coal and power group Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) picked up aluminium producer Alro, following a competitive procedure, to jointly build an 850MW natural gas power plant in Isalnita. Alro summoned its shareholders on November 22 to endorse its participation in the project. The project is at an advanced stage of authorization, and according to current estimates, the plant is supposed to ...