City Plaza Hotel, a five star facility located in Cluj-Napoca, became the first to use a cogeneration power plant in Romania’s hotel industry, following an investment of 200,000 euro expected to be recovered within a period of eight to nine years. The power station which supplies both electric and thermal power energy was inaugurated today, reads Mediafax....more »

The Department for Energy has presented the new National Energy Strategy (NES) which foresees investments worth approximately 100 billion euro sector for the next framework 2015-2030 when shall be carried out....more »

The European Commission has initiated an infringement procedure against Romania for failing to comply with the EU rules on security of gas supply. Up to now, Romania has not implemented a preventive action plan and an emergency plan as the existing rules require, nor has it informed the Commission on the decisions concerning bi-directional gas flows, states a press release....more »

Hidro Tarnita, the company which oversees the hidropower energy project, has announced that the deadline for submitting pre-qualification documents required at this stage of the investors selection procedure has been extended again, until next year, due to increasing interest shown by potential investors. ...more »

Power Clouds, a developer of renewable energy projects, seems to be an exception if considered the two solar parks commissioned this year and that are part of a large scale project through which the company aims to create a global network of PV parks...more »

OMV Petrom has implemented a 2.1 million euro project aimed at increasing energy efficiency in 345 of its filling stations, where it replaced the conventional lighting systems with a new LED based system, announces a press release....more »

Representatives of the Oltenia Energy Complex (CEO) and China Huadian Engineering today concluded the agreement for creating the joint venture (an Independent Power Producer, IPP) which will implement the Rovinari project: the construction of a ...more »

The head of Italian utility group Enel, Francesco Starance, yesterday said that the announced sale of the assets held in Romania and Slovakia, respectively, will be carried out shortly. Speaking in a parliamentary hearing, he restated that Enel ...more »

Hidro Tarnita SA, the company in charge with the project, is deferring the deadline for submitting the pre-qualification documents required in the first phase of selecting the investors that will engage in implementing the project regarding the 1000 MW pumped-storage hydropower station at Tarnita-Lapustesti....more »

Exxon Mobil and OMV Petrom have started drilling a new exploration well on a new prospect in the Neptun Block offshore Romania, according to a press release of OMV’s domestic subsidiary....more »