The contract for upgrading Vidraru Hydropower Plant, a 200 million euro investment, was signed on Tuesday in Arges county, in the presence of premier Marcel Ciolacu and energy minister Sebastian Burduja. The contract signing ceremony was attended by Marija Kapitanovic, the Croatian ambassador to Bucharest, since a Croatian company will be involved in the upgrading process. “It is an important event for the Romanian energy sector and for bilateral relations between Romania and Croatia. Koncar, the company involved in the project, represents excellency in the energy sector,”said the ambassador. The association between Electromontaj (association leader), Koncar engineering Co.Ltd for Production and Services and Butan Group won the contract for the upgrading of Vidraru Hydropower Plant, worth 188.382 million euros, Hidroelectrica informed on July 1st. According to the source, AHE Vidraru is one of the most representative hydropower objectives in Romania and the power plant, with an installed power of 220 MW,is playing an important role for the National Power Grid. Vidraru Hydropower Plant, commissioned in 1966, uses the waters of Arges river potential on a sector 28 km long, between Cumpana and Oiesti, turning to account a water fall of 324 m. The lake has a volume of 465 million cu.m., of which 320 million cu.m represent useful volume. Vidraru Dam was, when inaugurated, the fifth in Europe and 9th in the world among similar buildings. It ensures an annual electric energy output of 400 Gwh. Hidroelectrica is the largest green energy producer in Romania amd supplies technologicalservices for the National Power Grid. The company operates 187 power plants with a capacity of 6.3 GW. Moreover, it has a wind park at Crucea, with an installed power of 108 MW and a share of 13.09% in the supply market.
The Romanian government adopted a fiscal corrective package on July 4 worth RON 10.7 billion (EUR 2.1 billion), equivalent to 0.56% of GDP. The package includes tax increases, reductions in public spending, and changes to health insurance contributions aimed at improving the general government budget balance in line with the consolidation trajectory recommended by the […]
Romania’s health minister Alexandru Rogobete announced that, starting July 14, patients and their families will be able to submit complaints about hospital food through an online form on the Ministry of Health’s website. The initiative is aimed at increasing transparency and improving the conditions in medical facilities. Rogobete invited people to send photos and information […]
The National Meteorological Administration (ANM) has issued a Code Red heat alert for several counties and the capital Bucharest, warning of extreme and persistent heat between July 7 at 10:00 AM and July 8 at 10:00 AM. The affected areas include the counties of Mehedinți, Gorj, Dolj, Olt, Vâlcea, Argeș, Teleorman, Giurgiu, Dâmbovița, Prahova, Buzău, […]
June is the richest month. The most awaited two weeks in my annual festival pilgrimage. The route starts with Romania’s Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), followed by Italy’s (and the world’s) most comprehensive festival for restored and archival film: Il Cinema Ritrovato. To shake up the traditional article on the two, I’ll start with the […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
