In the Republic of Moldova, the installed capacities for the production of electricity through power plants that capitalize on renewable energy sources (photovoltaic, wind, hydroelectric, and biogas cogeneration power plants) have increased three times since 2018. At the end of 2022, the power the total installed capacity was 206.81 MW, compared to 61.6 MW at the end of 2018, according to the Agency for Energy Efficiency of the Republic of Moldova.
The distribution companies of the E.ON group set up 13,000 km of green corridors along the high-voltage overhead lines from the Black Sea to Sweden. In Romania, Delgaz Grid will develop approximately 1,200 ha along the route of 370 km of high-voltage power lines. Green corridors support healthy, sustainable ecosystems and biodiversity.
The Ministry of Investments and European Projects launches the REPowerEU chapter in public consultation, which will bring Romania €1.4 billion for energy independence. The amount will be used for strategic investments in the key area of energy security, which will allow the creation of clean energy production and storage ecosystems (hydropower, photovoltaics). The set of proposed measures will have a positive impact in supporting the acceleration of Europe's clean energy transition.
More than 3,000 MW of solar energy projects are to be installed in Romania in the next two years, thanks to European funds. The government is preparing green funding from the Modernisation Fund: over €1.5 billion for companies and local authorities. Romania is among the top 10 countries in alternative energy consumption.
Kajima and Griffin Capital Partners acquired a 70% stake in Hymon, Poland's leading photovoltaic installation company. Hymon has a track record of approx. 472 MW installed photovoltaic capacity.
The company Aerostar Bacău invests €3 million from its own sources in the implementation of a photovoltaic park. The photovoltaic park consists of over 7,000 panels, located on the roof of the buildings owned by Aerostar.
This year's Environmental Fund Administration (AFM) has a budget of over RON13.3 billion (€2.66 billion). The Casa Verde Photovoltaic program has a budget of RON2 billion (€400 million), double that of the previous session. Also, a budget of over RON1.5 billion (€300 million) is allocated for the three Rabla programs, through which the Ministry of the Environment aims to eliminate over 200,000 old cars this year.
The Polish company R.Power Group is developing a project portfolio of over 1 GWp in Romania. The company plans to expand its share of this market in the coming months and sign more contracts for photovoltaic projects. It is estimated that the construction of the first projects will begin next year.
The Rombat company from Bistrita discussed with the Prime Minister of Romania, Nicolae Ciuca, the investment plans and intends to develop the production capacity of batteries based on Lithium-Ion technology. The company's plans include storage media for green energy. The company annually recycles 24,000 tons of used batteries.
AE SOLAR is to produce solar panels in Romania, through an investment of €1 billion in a factory, informs the Romanian Government. This would be one of the largest investments announced in recent years in Romania. In the final phase, the project will have a capacity that will reach 10 GW.
Italian group Enel has donated 5,700 solar photovoltaic panels to Ukraine with a total capacity of approximately 2 MW. The donated photovoltaic solar panels will cover up to 11,400 sqm of roofs of public buildings in Ukraine. They will be delivered by summer.
The EDP Group will invest €25 billion by 2026, of which €21 billion are focused on new renewable sources. EDP makes its repeated commitment to stop using coal by 2025, and to generate 100% from renewable sources by 2030.
The Romanian Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu, says that in the near future, we need to increase the sources of renewable energy production, and geothermal energy is a new source that he will carefully study and develop. The minister also said that we must invest in all energy sources with low carbon emissions.
Prebet Aiud will build some production halls, for which it signed a contract of over €1 million. A photovoltaic park will be developed above these halls, considering that the company wants to become energy independent.
Hidroelectrica, a producer of renewable energy, wants to publish its first sustainability report. Last year, the state-owned company had a net profit of RON 4 billion (€800 million).
Tuborg Romania invested €525,000 in a system of solar panels with a capacity of 396 KWp that it mounted on the roof of the distribution centre in Pantelimon. The energy will be used for own consumption.
After about 10 years, green energy is once again the star of investments in the energy sector in Romania, says the state secretary of the Ministry of Energy, George Niculescu.
An E.ON project, IElectrix, reveals that mobile battery-based energy storage systems can contribute to more efficient use of green energy produced in wind or solar farms.
EU economy greenhouse gas emissions totalled 854 million tonnes CO2-eq in the third quarter of 2022. Among the EU countries with increased emissions in the third quarter of 2022 were Ireland (+17%), Estonia and Malta (both +8%).
OMV Petrom announces that it supports HOSPICE Casa Speranței with over € 7 million this year. The sponsorship will cover the palliative care activities of HOSPICE Casa Speranței, for the benefit of around 5,000 patients.
Last year, Enel X Romania built for business customers more than 40 photovoltaic plants at the national level, an almost double number compared to the previous year. The photovoltaic plants have a total capacity of over 26 MWp and will contribute to the reduction of over 5,400 tons/year of carbon dioxide emissions.
The largest photovoltaic park in Europe is being built in Arad, Romania. The investment amounts to €800 million and will start this summer, in the Pilu - Grăniceri area. The land on which the photovoltaic park will be built has an area of 1,064 hectares.
Romania will have a law on biomass and a law on renewable energies that can be produced on the Black Sea. The projects are being worked on in the Romanian Senate, which is looking for the best legislation in this regard.
In a video interview recorded at Bratislava Property Forum 2026, Hubert Abt FRICS, CEO of workcloud24, explains why energy performance is emerging as the most important operational metric, how investors are approaching sustainability and what it takes to create real value through data-driven asset management.
Rezolv Energy has commissioned the St. George solar park in Silistra, Bulgaria, marking the company's first project to become operational. The 225 MW facility reached full operational status in under three years from acquisition of development rights.
ProCredit Bank Romania has launched a CO2 Emissions Calculator to help microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises quantify and understand their carbon footprint. This initiative reflects the Procredit Group's commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, with client engagement at the core of its Climate Action Strategy.
Sinovoltaics has launched PV Lab Test Advisor v1.0, a web-based assessment tool designed to build project-specific reliability testing scopes for utility-scale solar PV projects.
Conducted in autumn 2025, the RICS Sustainable Real Estate Survey Europe gathered 112 responses from valuers, developers, investors and other professionals across 30 countries. The findings confirm that ESG has moved from a peripheral concern to a core driver of real estate value, risk and decision-making across Europe.
