Israeli renewables developer Nofar Energy Ltd (TLV:NOFR) has inked a EUR-76.6-million (USD 84.4m) agreement to buy solar panels from China’s LONGi Solar for projects in Romania, https://renewablesnow.com/ reads. The contract is for a power generating capacity of 576 MW. Longi will be responsible for the entire delivery process from the manufacturing to the arrival of the panels on-site, the Israeli firm said in a LinkedIn post. The deal includes taxes, import and export costs, insurance, international shipping, and the delivery of panels to the sites. Further details about the projects were not provided. In Romania, Nofar's portfolio includes a total of about 800 MW of renewable power assets, both already connected to the grid and under construction. At the beginning of 2023, Nofar unveiled a plan to build a portfolio of 1.5 GW of wind and solar schemes in Romania through 2023. Last month, the company, together with its partner Econergy Renewable Energy, inaugurated the 154-MW Ratesti solar park in Arges county, which was described as the largest photovoltaic (PV) complex in southeastern Europe.
Home sales increased in Romania with an annual rate of 6.6% in 2024, according to a report released by real estate consultant SVN Romania based on official statistics. The rise in Bucharest and the surrounding Ilfov county was 7.6%. Almost 169,000 residential units were sold last year in Romania, while home sales registered in the […]
Beginning in January 2025, Romania's armed forces have expanded their involvement in NATO's defense measures on the eastern flank by contributing personnel and military equipment to two additional battle groups. These are stationed in Slovakia, where Romania provides an anti-tank detachment, and Bulgaria, where a reconnaissance unit is deployed, the Ministry of Defence (MApN)
The Dacia Sandriders crew consisting of driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Édouard Boulanger, representing Romanian car manufacturer Dacia at the famous Dakar Rally, secured the win in the ninth stage of the race. Nasser, 54, participated in six Olympic Games and won bronze in 2012 in Men's Skeet. This is his 21st Dakar Rally. Boulanger, […]
The Bucharest Tribunal has ruled to replace Andrew Tate's house arrest with judicial control in the ongoing case where he is investigated for the alleged sexual exploitation of 34 women. The decision is not final, according to News.ro. ...
Hundreds of police officers from several counties in Romania protested on January 14 against the reduction of their incomes as an effect of the fiscal corrective package endorsed by the government at the end of 2024. Under the corrective package, some bonuses have been reduced or eliminated, while overtime will be compensated with...
The Romanian far-right opposition party Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) filed a request to summon the lawmakers on January 20-24 to begin the procedures for suspending president Klaus Iohannis from office, Digi24 reported. AUR...
