EBRD and Raiffeisen invest €110 million in Romanian solar projects
EBRD and Raiffeisen Bank International are jointly providing€110 million to finance the construction and operation of two solar photovoltaic power plants.
EBRD and Raiffeisen Bank International are jointly providing€110 million to finance the construction and operation of two solar photovoltaic power plants.
Solar power generation is increasing more rapidly in Central and Eastern Europe than in any other region on the continent, outpacing the growth seen in wealthier and sunnier areas.
Starting from 2026, any electronic product introduced to the EU market must be easily repairable, reusable, and recyclable.
BRD Groupe Société Générale has entered into a new partnership agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to guarantee loans that finance sustainable projects.
RetuRO, the administrator of the Deposit Return System, the largest circular economy project, has opened the sixth regional center for counting and sorting DRS packaging in Almăj, Dolj County, near Craiova.
This deal will support Nala Renewables' €214 million acquisition and development of a 99.2 MW onshore wind project in eastern Romania.
In the first quarter of 2024, the EU economy's greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 894 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents.
In 2022, hard coal for the first time was overtaken by solar energy in electricity generation in the EU.
A new photovoltaic park is set to be constructed at Iași Airport, Romania, spanning five hectares.
Wind and solar power have reached a share of 30% of European Union (EU) electricity generation, overtaking fossil fuels for the first time.
Hidroelectrica Group experienced a decline in operational and financial performance during the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
PROMELEK XXI recorded a turnover of €1.66 million from the installation of turnkey photovoltaic systems in the first six months of the year.
EBRD will provide a €25.1 million loan to Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) to develop and construct a 50 MWp solar power plant on a former coal ash landfill site.
The German group E.ON invested €2.9 billion in the energy transition during the first half of this year, an increase of over 20% or €500 million compared to the previous year.
CMS Law Firm has advised Nala Renewables (Nala on the acquisition of a 99.2 MW onshore wind project from OX2, one of Europe's leading developers of renewable energy sources.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €99.5 million Romanian measure in favor of Nokian Tyres.
DS Smith has partnered with Versuni, a leading home appliance company, to create an innovative fiber-based packaging solution for the Philips Baristina coffee machine.
Romania is a key market for the Coca-Cola System and for our sustainability agenda, not only because it's the right thing to do for the environment.
The updated Directive on industrial and livestock rearing emissions entered into force on 4 August, revising the former Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).
EIB has granted a €35 million green loan to Haizea Wind Group, a Spanish company specializing in manufacturing components for the wind energy sector.

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.
DSV – Global Transport and Logistics, the world's largest logistics operator, has launched a solar installation at its warehouse in Łozienica, Poland, in partnership with commercial real estate investor Accolade. The installation will meet the energy needs of Poland's first multi-client warehouse equipped with an AutoStore system.
Etem Gestamp, the Sofia-based joint venture between Viohalco Group and Spain's Gestamp Group focused on aluminium extrusion and processing for the automotive industry, and Rezolv Energy, the Actis-backed independent power producer, have signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) in Bulgaria. The VPPA will see Etem Gestamp buy electricity from Rezolv Energy's 461MW 'Vifor' wind farm, which is about to come onstream in Buzău County, Romania. It is the first cross-border wind PPA that has been publicly announced in Bulgaria.
DP World has launched a five-year coastal restoration programme to create underwater "forests" of native seaweed to boost marine life near the Constanța South Container Terminal on the Black Sea.
Microsoft has achieved its goal of matching 100% of its annual global electricity consumption with renewable energy, reaching the milestone five years ahead of its 2025 target. The achievement supports the company's commitment to become carbon negative by 2030.