The national transporter for energy Transelectrica reported last year losses of 6 million lei, from a net profit of 145 million lei in 2020.Total net revenue in 2021 with 12% at 1.345 billion lei.The investments made by the company in 2021 were 466 million lei. ‘The total operational income made between January and December 2021 had a growth of 58% as compared to the same period of the previous year (3.746 billion lei in 2021 against 2.367 billion lei in 2020), determined mainly by the growth of the quantity of electricity delivered to the users, the increase of the average transport tariff and the growth of the income made on the balancing market” the data of the company say. On 31st December 2021, the company records debts to get worth 208 million lei, represented by the bills issued according to the aid scheme bonus-type for the promotion of high efficiency co-generation. The domestic net consumption of the country increased by 5% up to 58.3 TWh and the domestic net production with 6% at 56,1 TWh. The net import was 2.2 TWh, dropping by 21%.
Druid AI today announced it has secured USD 31 million in Series C financing to advance the global expansion of its enterprise-ready agentic AI platform under the leadership of its new CEO, Joseph Kim. The investment was led by Cipio Partners, with participation from TQ Ventures, Karma Ventures, Smedvig, and Hoxton Ventures. Kim has more […]
Drivers in Bucharest lose, on average, 12 working days annually due to congestion, according to Traffic Index 2025, an analysis carried out by the Institute for Visionary Cities. The index compares how much circulation slows down on working days compared to a free-flow regime, for the 41 county seat municipalities and Bucharest. According to the analysis, […]
Romania’s Senate and Chamber of Deputies held a moment of silence on Monday, September 15, for American conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead at a university event on September 10. The marking of Kirk’s death came at the initiative of the far-right party Alliance for the Union of Romanians, or AUR. Both Kirk […]
A mountain shelter is scheduled to open this fall in the Făgăraș Mountains' Curmătura Bratilei area following a EUR 60,000 investment. The shelter, located at an altitude of 2,100 meters, is built by the private ophthalmopediatric hospital Infosan in partnership with the non-profit Carpați Mountain Association and the Brașov Emergency Situations Inspectorate (ISU Brașov). The […]
The official trailer for The Yellow Tie/Cravata Galbenă, a major international production about the life of renowned Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache, has been released, with the film set to hit cinemas nationwide on November 14. The cast includes John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson, both double Academy Award nominees, along with Ben Schnetzer, Kate Phillips, Sean […]
The presidential elections held in November 2024 in Romania were influenced by a large-scale hybrid war orchestrated by Russia before they were cancelled, according to general prosecutor Alex Florența. Romania’s presidential election was annulled last December after declassified reports alleged Russian involvement in cyber activities aimed at undermining the integrity...
