Hidroelectrica completed, on Monday, the part of preparation and tests for hydro unit number 5 from the Iron Gates I /Portile de Fier I Hydroelectric Power Plant in southwestern Romania, on the Danube river, and put the technical objective back into operation, the company informs, through a press release.On February 1, 2024, at around 8:30 p.m., Portile de Fier Hydropower Plant was affected by a fire at the transformer related to the previously mentioned hydro unit. The quick reaction of the Hidroelectrica employees, as well as the efficiency of the firefighting teams allowed the fire to be extinguished in record time."We are pleased to announce that hydroelectric unit 5 at Portile de Fier has successfully passed all stages of testing, and today we have resumed the operation of this unit. The hydroelectric unit is currently operating at reduced power, but it is on a schedule of gradual increase of work intensity. This success would not have been possible without the commitment and constant effort of our team, who worked ceaselessly to restore normal operating conditions and availability. We are talking about difficult work and maximum responsibility, and I take this opportunity to thank especially to the management of the Portile de Fier branch and the Hidroserv specialists for their involvement and for the record time in which they put HA5 into operation," said Karoly Borbely, general manager of Hidroelectrica.Hidroelectrica is the largest producer of green energy in Romania and provides essential technological services for the National Energy System. The company, crucial for a strategic sector with national security implications, operates 187 plants with a hydropower capacity of 6.3 GW and, in addition, owns a wind farm in Crucea, southeastern Dobrogea, with an installed capacity of 108 MW.
Romania has awarded the first contract under the National Company for Road Investments (CNIR), selecting a consortium led by SA&PE Construct S.R.L. in partnership with Tehnostrade S.R.L., Spedition UMB, and Euro Asfalt to design and construct Section 1C Sărățeni-Joseni on the A8 Highway, also known as the “Union Highway.” The contract, worth roughly EUR 1 […]
Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest and Park Inn by Radisson Bucharest Hotel & Residence welcome Atakan Turhan as their new General Manager, effective February 2025. With over three decades of expertise in the hospitality industry – 20 of them within Radisson Hotel Group – Atakan Turhan brings a wealth of experience in hotel operations, strategic growth, […]
Romania is set to bring high-speed internet to nearly 1,000 remote localities as part of a EUR 94 million investment under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). Economy, digitalization, entrepreneurship, and tourism minister Bogdan Ivan signed the financing agreements on Wednesday, March 5. The project will enable the expansion of fiber-optic networks to 994 […]
On Thursday, March 6, Romanian prosecutors at the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) detained six individuals, including a retired general aged 100, accusing them of organized crime and treason. Two of the defendants traveled to Moscow in January and allegedly negotiated with Russian agents for Romania’s withdrawal from NATO. According to the […]
Without an explicit source, an online petition was launched for the presidential candidacy of acting president Ilie Bolojan. Launched by the user "Ilie," the petition was signed by 4,258 on the first day, G4media.ro reported. The author of the petition seems to come from...
Two polls released on March 5 in Romania support the idea that the ruling coalition formed by Liberals (PNL), Social Democrats (PSD), and Hungarian party UDMR should not replace its presidential candidate Crin Antonescu. The polls were published as Antonescu's position as a presidential candidate seems at risk: on the one hand, his scores in […]
