Bucharest's Mayor Nicușor Dan has announced that he will be tasked with issuing traffic permits for new Urban Zoning Plans (PUZ), Urban Developing Plans (PUD) and construction authorizations.
The general mayor of the capital, Nicuşor Dan, has announced that 100 electric busses have arrived at the STB Bujoreni depot and are to be put into circulation.
The City Hall of the Capital is to install 50 recharging stations for electric vehicles, with two recharging points each, on 11 sites in the City of Bucharest.
The Bucharest Transport Company (STB) wants to buy 100 electric buses through leasing. Buses must be 12 meters long and have a RAR type approval certificate (Romanian Auto Registry) or an approval certificate granted by the competent authorities of the member states of the European Union, in the M3 category.
The 100 trolleybuses that Bucharest City Hall bought from Solaris will be delivered in the first quarter of next year. Trolleybuses have a minimum autonomy of 20 km. The operation guarantee will be at least 300,000 km from the date of commissioning or at least 5 years.
Bucharest City Hall buys 7 electric minibusses for RON 10.25 million (€2 million). The purpose of the purchase is to ensure an accessible, efficient, and ecological public passenger transport service and to improve the conditions for the use of non-motorized modes of transport in the administrative area of the established partnership, to reduce CO2 equivalent emissions from transport.
The capital of Bucharest will pay lower bills for the electricity consumed for street lighting, says Mayor Nicusor Dan. The City Hall announces that it is investing €5 million to modernize the public lighting system in Bucharest by implementing the remote management system and using devices with LED technology.
The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to reduce the scope and stringency of two major ESG regulatory frameworks: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Lidl Romania has published its eighth sustainability report for the 2024 financial year, announcing accelerated progress in reducing environmental impact. The retailer has achieved its international 2030 target for transitioning to natural refrigerants, with these now used in 100% of logistics centres and 81.7% of stores, compared to the original goal of 100% of logistics centres and 40% of stores. The company has also increased its green energy usage to 80% of total consumption.
Global law firm Dentons has advised OX2 on acquiring three wind power projects totaling 235 MW in Romania from Future Power. The projects, located in Vaslui and Vrancea counties, are expected to be commissioned between 2028 and 2030, subject to permitting.
Romania is emerging as a key destination for Turkish renewable energy investments, attracting growing interest from industrial and financial groups. Real grid connection opportunities for projects, infrastructure modernisation potential, and investment framework stability make Romania strategic for Turkish capital as Europe accelerates its transition to sustainable sources and energy independence.
51% of Romanian entrepreneurs see sustainability as a way to reduce operational costs, yet the same proportion say implementation is too expensive, according to a new study by BRD Groupe Société Générale. Conducted among micro and small-to-medium enterprises, the research outlines how Romanian entrepreneurs perceive the opportunities and challenges of transitioning to sustainable business models.