Over €1.5 billion in grants ready for green investments in Romania starting 2026
Companies and local authorities will have over €1.5 billion in grants available for investment in energy and energy efficiency at the beginning of next year.
Companies and local authorities will have over €1.5 billion in grants available for investment in energy and energy efficiency at the beginning of next year.
Oil major OMV Petrom is progressing with its Neptun Deep development project, expecting first gas production in 2027 with estimated investments of up to €4 billion.
Nearly half of Romanians would invest in battery storage systems for green energy if they received government subsidies, according to a study conducted for despre-energie.ro, a project by E.ON and Delgaz Grid companies.
Despite 68% of Romanians claiming familiarity with sustainability, only a quarter consistently use it in daily decisions.
Although heat pump technology for heating and cooling is increasingly present in public discussions, the actual level of knowledge and usage remains low in Romania, according to research conducted for the despre-energie.ro platform, a project by E.ON and Delgaz Grid companies.
Rețele Electrice Romania, part of the PPC group, has launched a procurement procedure for modernising medium and low voltage networks in Bocșa, Caraș-Severin county. The project, worth over RON 198 million (€40 million) excluding VAT, will benefit approximately 17,000 inhabitants and is co-financed through the Modernisation Fund.
Rețele Electrice Romania has begun implementing a new advanced automated distribution management system (AADMS).
Premier Energy has acquired a 100% stake in a 200 MW battery storage system development near Iași, Romania. The ready-to-build project has a capacity of 400 MWh.
Romanian engineering group Simtel Team has commissioned its photovoltaic park in Giurgiu, Romania's largest solar park built on degraded land. The facility has an installed capacity of 52 MWp and an estimated annual production of approximately 73 GWh.
Hagag has diversified its operations in Romania by entering the energy sector through the acquisition of BTD Distribuție și Furnizare, a Romanian company specialising in natural gas infrastructure development, distribution, and supply.
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has approved the National Natural Gas Transmission System (SNT) Development Plan for 2024–2033, updated for 2025.
iO Partners has launched iO4Land, a digital solution that transforms how land is sourced, analysed, and validated across CEE.
OMV Petrom recorded a 13% decrease in its net profit over the first nine months of the year. Net profit fell to RON 3.4 billion (€668.4 million), while organic investments saw a 28% increase,
The Romanian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market reached €4.2 billion in the first nine months, a 7% decrease from the same period last year.
Romanian engineering and green energy group Simtel Team has announced the signing of a significant contract valued at €43 million (excluding VAT) with Hepa Energy, owned by a lead company from Israel.
Rețele Electrice Romania, part of the PPC group in Romania, has completed the modernisation of the 110/20kV IRUM substation in Deva.
Veolia Romania has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in General Me.el Electric (GME), a specialist in electrical systems.
State-owned energy companies Electrica and Romgaz have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop green energy projects with an installed capacity of up to 400 MW.
MET Group, the Swiss-based European energy company, has announced a significant leadership change, appointing Huibert Vigeveno as GCEO.
Energy group PPC has launched a fast-charging solution that operates on 100% renewable energy.

Romania's annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 9.8% in November.
Romania leads the European Union in both VAT and corporate tax collection failures, losing approximately one-third of potential revenue from each tax, according to a European Commission analysis published this week.
ABB Romania has opened its new customer experience center in Bucharest, a space designed to showcase the company's solutions in electrification, automation, energy efficiency and motion.
As winter holidays approach, Romanians experience both the joy of gift preparation and the pressure of festive spending.
The Investment Committee designated by the Romanian Government for the Recovery Equity Fund has approved financing for five new investment funds in Q4 2025, announced the Ministry of Investments and European Projects (MIPE).