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.
The 16th edition of Les Films de Cannes, the festival showcasing productions awarded or selected at the Cannes film festival, returns this fall to Bucharest and four other cities in the country. The winner of this year's Palme d'Or, Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident, will be screened at the event, as will be […]
Răsvan Angheluţă Natural Sciences Museum in Galaţi is scheduled to reopen on September 20, after the completion of modernization works worth over 15.1 million lei (approximately EUR 3 million) carried out by the County Council through the recovery and resilience facility PNRR. The building hosts an Aquarium, an Astronomical Observatory, a Planetarium, and temporary exhibitions. […]
A team of Romanian paramedics won first place at the World Rescue Challenge 2025, a competition that sees first responders and trauma teams from around the world develop new skills and share knowledge. This year, the competition took place in Karlovac, Croatia, and was attended by two Romanian paramedics from Bucharest who have been working […]
Artmark, one of Romania’s leading auction houses, registered record sales of over EUR 15 million despite economic instability, showing the growth potential of the national art market, according to the company’s 2024-2025 market report. Overall, auction sales totaled EUR 11 million, up 8.2% compared to the previous year, while sales through the “Dependent de Artă” […]
Cybersecurity has become a major global priority, impacting individual users, companies, organizations, and public institutions. Social engineering, deepfakes, digital manipulation, and coordinated geopolitical attacks are fundamentally reshaping how we view the digital future. In this context, DefCamp, the largest cybersecurity and hacking conference in Central and Eastern Europe, reaffirms its role as a strategic hub […]
Romanian airline AnimaWings has received its fifth Airbus aircraft, an A220-300, as part of an ambitious expansion plan to build a fleet of 18 planes by the end of 2027, valued at over USD 1 billion. The A220-300 is the airline’s third of this type and will serve both domestic and international routes. Configured with […]
