The minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja, signed 14 financing contracts for photovoltaic panels for municipalities and public institutions, the total value being almost 7 million euros, the ministry announced on Friday.The representatives of the ministry specify that the total value of the financed projects is 34.57 million RON (6.95 million euros), the total value granted from the Fund for Modernization being worth 29.014 million RON (5.83 million euros).The total installed power is 4.6 MW, which means an estimated electricity production of over 5.5 million kWh per year. Three towns and 10 small towns are part of this project, to which is added a financing contract with the Timisoara Polytechnic University."We support town halls and public institutions to ensure their energy independence, at the same time having green energy and a cleaner environment. Through the investments we have signed today, the municipal and urban town halls can create jobs in the community, and the money savings from electricity bills can be redirected to other needs of the residents. These contracts join nine others that we signed last week," said Sebastian Burduja.
Romanian-born actor Sebastian Stan has been nominated in the category of "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for his performance in the film The Apprentice at the 2025 BAFTA Awards. Stan portrays Donald Trump in The Apprentice, focusing on the early years Trump spent in New York. The film depicts a young Trump as an emotional […]
Romanian authorities in coordination with the European Commission participated on Wednesday, January 15, in the urgent medical evacuation operation of 12 Palestinian patients from the Gaza Strip, along with 35 family members. Those evacuated are severely affected by the lack of access to adequate medical treatment. The operation was carried out with the involvement of […]
Romania’s state railway operator CFR Călători will receive 12 new electric trains, which will connect Bucharest with the largest cities in the country’s eastern counties. The trains, part of a contract with the Railway Reform Authority, or ARF, will connect Bucharest North station to Suceava, Iași, Galați, as well as Iași to Cluj-Napoca. According to […]
In a decision adopted in its Thursday meeting, the Romanian government approved May 4, 2025, as the new date for the first round of the presidential elections. The second round should thus be held on May 18, as agreed by the ruling coalition leaders last week. "Two government decisions and an emergency ordinance have been […]
Most of the excavation for the first tunnel built on a highway in Romania has been completed, and traffic could potentially be opened by the end of this year between Tigveni and Bucharest, a section of the Sibiu-Pitești highway. Romanian state officials noted construction work at Section 4 (Tigveni - Curtea de Argeș) of the […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, invested EUR 707 million in 44 projects in Romania in 2024 to support the country’s green transition, a sharp increase compared to the previous year, when it invested EUR 658 million spread over 23 projects. EBRD cooperates with private corporations, equity funds, banks, as well as local […]
