Coal land of Romanian state-owned CE Oltenia is undergoing transformation with the beginning of construction of four photovoltaic plants. The projects, which the company is conducting with OMV Petrom, are for 550 MW in combined capacity. In a separate partnership, with Tinmar Energy, 280 MW more is in development. Almost four years after the European […]
Amid severe delays in projects for gas power plants, the European Commission approved Romania’s request to push back the closure of several coal-fired systems. The country is increasingly risking electricity shortages due to the lack of baseload capacity. Romania will be able to keep three coal plants in operation until the end of 2029, following […]
Turceni is dependent on the local coal power plant, so the municipal authority is turning to agrivoltaics, energy storage and green hydrogen to replace it. The small town in southwestern Romania is kickstarting a EUR 380 million project. The coal plant in Turceni used to be one of the biggest in Europe, at 2.3 GW. Located […]
Minister of Energy Bogdan Ivan claims that energy poverty or even blackouts could hit Romania if it proceeds with the closure of coal plants. Namely, the gas power projects for replacing them are suffering severe delays. The European Commission has become flexible for the first time in the last four years, said Romania’s Minister of […]
The Romanian government is in talks on postponing the coal power plant closures envisaged under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), according to Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan. The current deadline for decommissioning these plants is the end of 2025, but Romania is hoping to push it back to 2030. Ivan noted that Romania’s gas […]
Romanian state-controlled coal power utility Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) is preparing to establish a subsidiary to take over its lignite-fired thermal power plants slated for closure and the coal mining operations that supply them. CE Oltenia’s “lignite subsidiary” is envisaged under a restructuring and decarbonization plan approved by the European Commission, according to Profit.ro. […]
Oil and gas company OMV Petrom and coal power utility Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) have signed design and installation contracts for four solar power plants. In October 2022, OMV Petrom and Complexul Energetic Oltenia said they would build four photovoltaic parks with a combined capacity of 450 MW at former coal mining locations using […]
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