According to the data provided by the National Energy Dispatch, the demand for electricity storage is 4,000 MW until 2030, half of which will come from batteries and half from pumped storage hydropower plants, the minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja declared on Friday.According to the minister, Romania must do what it should have done for decades, namely pumped storage hydropower plants, because "we are the only country in the EU with the geography that allows such investments and that was not able to carry after all, such a hydroelectric plant. It is much more useful than a field of batteries. Much more useful because it stores energy for a much longer period and is much friendlier to the environment. (...) That is why I and the Council of ministers in Brussels always say: give us a favorable framework for pumped storage hydropower plants through which we can speed up, on the one hand, the environmental approval procedures, and on the other hand, we can access more financing because they are expensive projects and there are projects that cannot be done overnight."As to the pumped-storage hydropower plant project from Tarnita-Lapustesti, he mentioned that the feasibility study procedure is underway and if this fails, a public-private partnership option will be used."In the public-private partnership, there are big partners, with some of them I have met, they could enter from this moment. We do not have a feasibility study, they assume part of the costs and then when you have the study, the shares in the shareholding structure are renegotiated. But we have no way to give up this investment," said Sebastian Burduja.
Marcel Ciolacu, former prime minister and president of the Social Democrats (PSD) in Romania, has been officially nominated as the party's candidate for the presidency of the Buzău County Council in the upcoming local elections scheduled for December 7. Speaking at the announcement event organized by PSD's Buzău branch, Ciolacu said his decision to run […]
Romanian president Nicușor Dan congratulated the newly elected president of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, in a message posted on social media on Sunday, October 26. “Congratulations to Catherine Connolly on her election as President of Ireland. I am looking forward to working together to develop our bilateral and European cooperation, building upon our countries' excellent relations […]
Romania has activated a new F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron to carry out NATO air policing missions, the Ministry of Defense announced. The 48th Fighter Squadron of the 71st Air Base “General Emanoil Ionescu” in Câmpia Turzii began operations last week, on October 20, under NATO command. The missions aim to safeguard Romania’s airspace and strengthen […]
Bucharest’s District 6 mayor, Ciprian Ciucu, confirmed on Monday, October 27, that he will run for the position of general mayor of the capital city, saying the decision followed “long and careful reflection” on where he could make the greatest impact. His announcement came as a new Avangarde poll showed a close race for Bucharest’s […]
The city of Oradea, in western Romania, has been designated Romania’s Youth Capital 2027 following a national competition, according to the City Hall. The designation took place during a special event organized in Vaslui, the current holder of the title, where the Oradea City Hall was represented by deputy mayor Teofil Filimon. “Today, in Oradea, […]
The minimum wage threatens to develop into a new subject of disagreement among the ruling coalition's members in Romania, as prime minister Ilie Bolojan and, more recently, president Nicusor Dan argue for no revision as of January, while the Social Democrats (PSD) advocate for the enforcement of the EU Directive on the issue already legislated […]
