Energy
October 15, 2014 16:41
The Board of Directors of Electrica today held its first meeting, appointing Victor Cionga as Chairman of the Board with a mandate valid until the end of January 2016. Cionga has an extensive experience in the private sector, namely in the capital markets field where engaged in listings, mergers and acquisitions. In 1998, he joined Raiffeisen Financial Advisors Romania as General Manager, later serving as Deputy General Manager of Raiffeisen Capital&Investment. He occupied, temporarily, the General Manager position within the Bucharest Stock Exchange....more »
October 15, 2014 16:00
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 »
October 13, 2014 16:31
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 »
September 26, 2014 16:01
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 »
September 26, 2014 13:17
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 »
September 24, 2014 14:19
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 »
September 22, 2014 14:57
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 »
September 19, 2014 12:54
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 »
September 17, 2014 16:29
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 »
September 12, 2014 15:26
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 »
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