The National Plan for Recovery and Resilience (PNRR) represents an opportunity for Romania to develop and get an economy neuter from the climatic point of view until 2050, by the adoption of the newest and greenest existing technologies, stated , in an interview offered to AGERPRES, Mihai Constantin, Climate and Energy Policy Officer with WWF Romania.The specialist of the organisation spoke, similarly, in the interview, about the factors which led to the increase of tariffs for electricity and natural gas, as well as about long term measures which the government should adopt to support the users, beyond the compensation of the bills, measure which solves the issue ‘ for a short period of time’. As regards the idea of capping tariffs, Constantin considers that it is unlikely to happen as ‘the European legislation does not allow it’.According to the environment expert, the authorities in Bucharest opted for projects through which to support the use of natural gas, although Romania should have supported in PNRR the development of renewable energy and complementary measures, such as the creation of capacities for energy storage and modernization of the electricity transport grids.
Photon Energy and Hyperion Renewables have signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for a 34 MW solar power plant in Săliște, Romania, with plans to expand the facility to 38 MW. Construction is set to begin in the third quarter of 2025, with commercial operations expected a year later. The project, developed by […]
The presidential elections in Romania on May 18 may mark the most important political change since the fall of communism in 1989, with two scenarios radically different: a thorough radical political reform of mainstream parties, complicated by tight economic constraints, and the rise of radical political entities that increasingly resemble the hard-right movement of the […]
Romanian leading tour operator Paralela45 announced the merger with Rainbow Tours Polonia, one of the largest players in Poland, and is counting on increasing its market share in the coming years, according to Economica.net. Paralela45 signed a preliminary agreement on the merger with Rainbow Tours of Poland on May 15. ...
Romania’s average net wage increased by 9.8% y/y to RON 5,457 (EUR 1,097) in the first quarter of 2025, according to data published by the statistics office INS. In real terms, the annual growth rate was 4.8% – significant in absolute terms but the weakest in seven quarters. The net wage in Romania leaped up […]
The European Commission could trigger the formal procedure of temporarily suspending European funds for Romania, including money from the Resilience Facility, in June, according to sources consulted by G4media.ro. The...
Hollywood actor Sebastian Stan and swimming champion David Popovici, two of Romania’s most prominent international figures, have called on Romanians to vote in Sunday’s presidential runoff, where independent candidate and Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan faces George Simion, the leader of the far-right party AUR. Sebastian Stan, who won a Golden Globe for...
