Some of the key components of the necessary framework to support sustainability and attract additional investment for companies are transparency, monitoring and reporting, says Ilinka Kajgana, Executive Vice President Risk, Member of the Executive Committee at BCR.
The first inter-regional electric frame of the 37 to be produced by Alstom for Romania will arrive at the Railway Testing Center in Faurei in July 2023.
Brașov City Hall has obtained new funding through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for the purchase of electric buses.
The city of Timisoara in Romania will install 100 islands for the selective collection of waste and build a parking lot with 184 spaces, on which photovoltaic panels will be installed.
The Romanian company OMV Petrom, controlled by the OMV Group from Austria, plans to install photovoltaic panels in half of the gas station network by 2025.
Retailer Lidl has opened a logistics warehouse in Romania with 2,650 solar panels, equipped with an electric charging station.
BRD announced that the value of new sustainable financing transactions made in 2022 reached €215 million.
The energy group Premier Energy has bought new projects in Romania with a capacity of approximately 41 megawatts, for which it paid €13 million.
The Romanian government approved the draft decision on the National Air Pollution Control Program.
During 25 years of activity in Romania, Holcim has managed to decrease CO2 emissions per ton of cementitious material by 25%.
The Railway Reform Authority (ARF) has published a market consultation notice in SEAP before launching a new tender for the purchase of hydrogen trains.
The National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) approved the establishment of new photovoltaic power plants with a cumulative power of 95 MW.
The Oltenia Energy Complex, one of the largest energy producers in the country, will receive a state aid of €90.5 million.
Property developer Speedwell says it will be installing photovoltaic panels on two of its office projects in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca in a bid to make its building more sustainable.
The energy supplier and distributor Electrica has completed the acquisition of the project company Green Energy Consultancy & Investments, which is developing the Vulturu photovoltaic project, Vrancea county, with an installed capacity of 9,75 MW (evacuating power in the network).
Coca-Cola HBC, Penny Romania and GreenPoint Management launch the information campaign and separate collection of PET packaging, which brings ECOBONUS to the entire Bucharest community at the beginning of the year.
Global ESG Monitor (GEM) reveals that Romanian corporations significantly trail their global peers when it comes to the reporting of non-financial ESG data.
The European Commission announced it will support 10 pilot projects to establish new rail services or improve existing ones.
New technical regulations regarding the methodology for calculating the energy performance of buildings will be enforced in Romania starting February. The new rules will help the local construction market will take an important step forward by aligning with European standards and trends in terms of sustainability
The concentration of population in rural areas, lower construction standards and less service-driven economy contribute to the divergence between the CEE region and Western European states when it comes to energy consumption structure, reveals Colliers in its recent report.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing €35 million to GreenWay as part of a €113 million financing package to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Central Europe.
The newly published Edition 2 2026 of the PV Module Manufacturer Ranking Report shows the first signs of stabilisation in the solar manufacturing sector's balance sheets after more than a year of steady deterioration. The table tracks the Altman Z-Score, a widely used measure of bankruptcy risk, for 64 publicly listed photovoltaic module manufacturers, and has now been refreshed with first-quarter 2026 data.
The Faculty of Hydrotechnics from the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest and Waldevar Floating PV have signed a strategic partnership to accelerate innovation in renewable energy and prepare the next generation of specialists in floating photovoltaic technologies.
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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.
