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Romania expects to hold the first auction for its new contracts for difference (CFD) support scheme in November, and is seeking investors in solar and onshore wind, energy minister Sebastian Burduja

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Supply tightness combined with a new heatwave has triggered another power price hike in southeast Europe (SEE), with the situation likely to persist until the end of next week.

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Romania will rely on gas-fired power plants to ensure its energy security and the decommissioning of its coal-fired fleet by 2032, the country’s draft 2025-35 energy strategy published late on

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Two solar power projects with 300 MW of combined capacity are set to receive financial backing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) amid renewed interest in Romanian

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Romania is aiming to get its 1.7 GW gas-fired Mintia power plant online in mid-2026 and fuel it entirely with gas from its new development in the Black Sea from 2027, the country’s energy minister

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Romania’s energy regulator Anre has proposed a series of changes to the balancing market, including flexible trading by the power TSO Transelectrica, Anre confirmed to Montel late on Tuesday.

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If Serbia decides to build a nuclear power plant, it should be integrated with the planned 1.8 GW Djerdap 3 hydropower plant on the Danube River near the Romanian border, an industry expert told

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Although soon-expected alterations to Romania’s balancing market might succeed in limiting future price spikes, they could also discourage much-needed investment in energy storage, regional experts

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Turkish firm Entek Elektrik Uretimi, a subsidiary of oil refiner Tupras, has signed a EUR 32.9m deal to acquire two Romanian companies that are developing a 214.26 MW solar power project.

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Denmark’s Vestas has secured a turbines order from onshore wind developer OX2 for a 99.2 MW project in Romania, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

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Romania will not compromise power generation at the Djerdap 1 and 2 hydropower plants for the sake of the proposed Djerdap 3 pumped-storage plant on Serbian territory, its energy minister has said.

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The Hungarian spot price widened its discount to its Balkan peers on Wednesday, as declining wind and hydropower output fuelled supply tightness in southeast Europe.