Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja has signed the draft law on the necessary measures for the exploitation of offshore wind energy, which is submitted for interministerial approval. In the current version of the draft, the Government will approve, at the latest by the end of June 2025, the offshore wind perimeters in the Black Sea that can be concessioned, informs the ministry in a press release. According to the quoted source, between 17th July and 1st September 2023, the draft law was presented to public consultation, and on 28th August 2023 was organized a public debate. The viewpoints and observations sent to the ministry of energy to the public institutions, the private environment and the civil society were taken into account to develop the consolidated form. According to a report of the World Bank, the potential for offshore wind energy of Romania is 76 GW.In the present variant of the draft law, at the latest June 2025, the government will approve through decision the offshore wind perimeters in the Black Sea which could be concessioned, taking into account the restrictions imposed by the protection of the environment, on the basis of a study started by the ministry of energy. Similarly, during the same period of time, the government will approve through decision the procedure aspects regarding the concession of the offshore wind perimeters, the amount of royalties and the state aid to support investments in offshore wind energy.Thus, according to the quoted source, with observance of this rhythm, at the end of 2025 the contracts for concession will be finalized with interested investors. The concession of the offshore wind perimeters will be made by the ministry of energy, through procedure of competitive attribution, according to the provisions of the Administrative Code. The objective of the Offshore Strategy of the European Commission is to have installed capacity of at least 60 GW of offshore wind energy until 2030 and 300 GW until 2050.
The multinational military exercise "Swift Response 24,” which will feature the largest airborne operations in Europe since World War II, has recently begun. The exercise will take place until May 24 in Romania, including in the Cincu range in Brașov County, according to Radio Brașov, as reported by Rador. According to the Ministry of National […]
The leader of Romania’s far-right party AUR, George Simion, posted on LinkedIn that he is recruiting people for "top-level representation," including positions such as senators. The recruitment announcement was posted two weeks ago from George Simion's verified official account on the platform, and over 100 people have applied so far. Simion is also looking for […]
I Love DOC, a spin-off of the International Documentary Film Festival fARAD, will screen ten Romanian documentaries made after 1989 and selected following a vote of the event's community of filmmakers, participants, and mentors. The films that will be screened are Radu Jude's The Dead Nation, Florin Iepan's Children of the Decree, Thomas Ciulei's Asta e (That's Life), […]
Imagine a school where, as a student, alongside all the activities and lessons that are part of the British Curriculum, you can design and build an electric car from scratch, test it on track, and embark on an adventure to the Arctic Circle to drive it on ice. It’s fascinating to see how through such […]
Dogman by Luc Besson is scheduled to open this year's Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), which takes place in Cluj-Napoca between June 14 and June 24. Dogman, which premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival, pieces together, through flashbacks, the tragic fate of Doug, a young man who was thrown by his abusive father into a cage […]
The elective assembly of the new Board of Directors of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Romania, which will remain in office for the next four years, took place on the 23rd of April at the headquarters of Unicredit Bank. The elections took place online, through the Eligo platform, and 63.41% of eligible voters participated. […]
