The ministry of energy is working at present on the legislation which will allow the installation of wind turbines offshore, the target being that Romania becomes the first in this sector in the Black Sea, stated on Tuesday George Niculescu, state secretary in the ministry of energy, during an event which took place in Copenhagen.‘For the energy sector, we have in the National Plan for Recovery and Resilience over 1.5 billion euro. On 31st March we launched the call for projects worth 460 million euro. The investors can lodge up to 31 projects to ask for financing. We want to finance over 950 MW of renewable energy: 450 MW in wind energy and 400 MW in photovoltaic panels’ said Niculescu. During the conference organized by the Association The Romanian Centre of Energy in partnership with the Romanian Embassy in Denmark.This is only the beginning, he told the Danish investors.‘In October we will launch the Modernisation Fund, which is almost 1.4 billion euro per year, so a very important financial resource to make new production capacitiy for clean energy in Romania. I would advise you to analyse these opportunities, to come to Romania and develop projects here. Romania, during this period is in the second phase of development for the production projects for renewable energy’ Niculescu said.The ministry of energy is working at present on the legislation in the offshore wind sector, where Romania has a huge potential.‘We started this process at the end of last year. The draft law which has been in the parliament since 2019 cannot be used anymore, so we decided to work with the World Bank,as consultant, to have a stable and predictable legislative framework for investments in the offshore wind sector in the Black Sea. We have studies which show the potential is huge, as Dobrogea, known for its wind potential has drawn the biggest part of the wind projects in the first wave. So it is normal to continue and to want to be the first country which implements offshore wind projects in the Black Sea’ said the official.
Romania is represented at two of the most important European book fairs this week, in London and Brussels, providing the Romanian literary scene with access to a wider audience. Both fairs reunite tens of thousands of visitors in events, lectures, and launches. Romania at the London Book Fair The Romanian Cultural Institute (ICR) is organizing […]
The Romanian Air Force will soon be able to carry out air defense missions for national and allied airspace with three F-16-equipped squadrons stationed across three air bases, defense minister Angel Tîlvăr said. He made the statement at a ceremony at Câmpia Turzii, marking the completion of the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft acquisition for the […]
Pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu, who is now seeking the support of the Trump administration to run for president of Romania, said Donald Trump "is not what he used to be" and called vice-president JD Vance “a virus” in a podcast from July 2024, Digi24 reported. Georgescu, who was virtually unknown...
The sixth edition of Urban Blues Fest will take place at The Pub Trocadero in Bucharest next month, from April 4 to April 6. This year’s festival promises three nights of blues performances that celebrate both tradition and modernity. The festival kicks off on April 4 with Sentimental Journey, featuring Robert Cristian Zsugya, aka Southernman […]
Graffiti Plus (GRF+), one of Romania’s leading communication consultancy agencies for brands and businesses, announced its intention to debut on the Bucharest Stock Exchange in 2025, a first for a local company in this sector. The company is one of the most awarded agencies in the region. In 2024, it had the highest number of […]
Lidl accelerated its expansion in Romania this year, adding 12 new stores to its local network in two months. This brings the retailer's total number of stores to 377, with plans to open 25 more by the end of the year. The new locations span across both large cities, such as Oradea, Cluj-Napoca, Suceava, Ploiești, […]
