The state aid scheme aimed at supporting the large energy consumers by cutting down green certificates, reducing the contributions to the financing of renewable energy, has been approved by the European Commission which has found that it complies with EU state aid rules, and in particular with the Commission's new Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines. According to a press release of the Commission, the partial compensation for the cost of financing renewable energy support is necessary to ensure the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries without unduly distorting competition in the Single Market....more »

With the enaction of the Law No. 121/2014 on energy efficiency, Romania needs to establish a new plan of action in this sector for implementing measures aimed at improving energy efficiency which becomes a strategic goal of the national energy policy. The challenges and opportunities generated by following the directions set by the 2012/27/EU Directive have been debated during the Energy Efficiency Forum 2014 organized by the Romanian Association for Promoting Energy Efficiency (ARPEE) and GOVNET Conferences, attended by more than 30 speakers and about 180 decision-making delegates....more »

Italy’s power group could give up the announced sale of its domestic assets, as the targeted amount to be raised, 1.8 billion euro, it is little likely to be obtained, according to official sources quoted by Agerpres....more »

China General Nuclear Power Corporation this week submitted a binding offer for the project regarding the completion of Units 3 and 4 of the nuclear power plant from Cernavoda. Subsequently, the Government will analyze the offer and will initiat...more »

Electrica’s first General Meeting of Shareholders subsequent to its IPO convened on September 22, 2014 and elected a new management by cumulative vote, as anticipated....more »

Romania falls to the 32nd position in the EY’s report on the attractiveness of investment destinations in terms of renewable energy projects, after being ranked the 31stin the report related to the previous quarter....more »

Romania’s nuclear power producer, Nuclearelectrica, is examining the opportunity emerged following Enel’s announcement on the sale of the Romanian assets, considering the acquisition of some of the distribution operations....more »

Romanian Minister Delegate for Energy, Razvan Nicolescu, is meeting with Enel representatives in Italy to talk about the announced sale of the domestic operations in the energy distribution sector. One of the most important topics is the sale of the 51 percent stake held in Enel Distributie Dobrogea, company which is regarded as a strategic asset, according to Nicolescu who advised the private sector not to submit any takeover offers as the State, through the companies it controls, is interested in take back control on those operations....more »

Germany’s Ministry of Environment supports the development of a 10 MW wind farm in Tomnatic, the Bihor County, through a financing of 3.9 million euro, according to a press release....more »

China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) was declared eligible for continuing the investors’ selection procedure for the project regarding the completion of Units 3 and 4 of the nuclear power plant from Cernavoda. The Chinese corporation was the sole investor submitting the qualification documentation and will be able to access to the data room of this project, Nuclearelectrica announced through a press release....more »