Energy

Even in these turbulent times for Renewable energy, PV plants are
being constructed. The
juwi group just started the construction of two PV plants in Romania.
The plants are situated near the towns Satu Mare (North-West Romania)
and Butimanu (approx. 50 km north-west of Bucharest). They are being
built by the Italian juwi subsidiary juwi Energie Rinnovabili Srl in
cooperation with the Bulgarian subsidiary juwi Solar GmbH in Sofia....more »

Spanish firms Rios Solar Renovables and Rios Total Solar, part of Spanish group Rios Renovables...more »

The
temporary reduction of state support for renewable energy producers starting
July 1 is showing its first effects and the sum investors will have to recover
for July reaches about EUR14 million. According to data published by power grid...more »

Following a development stage of more than four years and a construction
phase of approx. one year, VERBUND, Austria's leading electricity
company, is putting into operation one of the largest on-shore wind
farms of Europe, located near the Romanian Black Sea coast. Roughly one
half of the 225 MW wind farm has been connected to the grid, further
wind farms are to follow until the beginning of 2014. The investment
volume is approx. € 380 million. A further expansion stage to 280 MW is
planned until 2016. "Wind power is the ideal addition to our generation
focus of hydropower, and Romania offers good overall conditions for our
investment," says CEO Wolfgang Anzengruber on the occasion of the
festive opening in Bucharest. ...more »

Romania ranks 5th in Europe in production of oil and gas after Norway,
Great Britain, The Netherlands and Denmark according to Vasile Iuga,
Managing Partner at PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PwC), South-Eastern Europe.The
oil and gas produced in Romania amounted to 102 million BOE (Barrel of
Oil Equivalent) last year, while Norway, the major European producer,
drew 1.3 billion, followed by Great Britain – 583 million BOE, The
Netherlands – 520 million BOE and Denmark – 114 million BOE.At the same time, Romania's dependence on imports is 25%, below the European average which is 50%....more »

The 'Monitoring Methodolgy of the Regulated Electricity Market' has been approved by ANRE (the National Energy Regulatory Authority). The monitoring framework is based on the requirements stipulated by the Law no. 123/2012 on electricity and natural gas....more »

The combined value of the wind projects in Romania
exceeds 3.5 billion Euro and have a total installed capacity of 2,100 MW. The leading investor in
wind energy is Czech group CEZ with a
total of 600 MW in two of the biggest onshore wind farms in Europe, Fantanele
and Cogealac....more »

The
renewable energy division of Energias de Portugal, EDP Renovaveis
continues the development of wind and solar parks and currently has
projects of over EUR200 million in Romania. During the first half of
2013 EDPR added 28 MW of operational projects in Romania and
another 144 MW under construction. Out of a total of EUR104 million
invested in the first half of this year, EUR84 million were allocated
for the European markets, particularly Poland and Romania, and the
rest to the North American market. The Portuguese company will invest
over EUR216 million to develop its 144 MW projects in Romania....more »