In the coming years, Romania has at its disposal unprecedented European funds of billions of euros for the transition to an energy sector with low emissions.
In a national first, energy poverty in small towns in Romania will be investigated. The Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), the initiator of the Romanian Energy Poverty Observatory (ORSE), has started, for the first time in the country, a pilot research project on energy poverty in small urban areas, an area at the intersection between big cities and the countryside. The objectives of the research are to identify how energy poverty manifests itself in small towns, which are the main challenges, but also which are the important actors and the specific solutions to reduce this phenomenon.
Romania must invest in the rehabilitation of buildings and heating systems to reduce energy poverty, through REPowerEU, according to the Romanian Energy Poverty Observatory (ORSE) experts. The essence of the REPowerEU investments and reforms package is to reduce energy poverty and the effects of the crisis at the level of the European Union. Measures such as improving the insulation of buildings inhabited by vulnerable consumers and replacing their heating and cooling systems with modern types of equipment are the most effective way to tackle energy poverty.
Lidl Romania aims to contribute to the development of sustainable local agriculture by promoting organic farming and regenerative farming practices, which contribute to soil health and biodiversity conservation.
Defic Globe, a subsidiary of YEO Technology — a global brand in renewable energy and energy technologies — has expanded its presence in the Romanian market through strategic investments.
The financing is for a logistics center in Bydgoszcz developed for a leading e-commerce firm.
The European Commission has given the green light to a €790 million state aid package for Romania.
PPC Group has announced a bold investment plan of €10.1 billion over the next three years.
