On 28 and 30 July 2026, Romania did something its nuclear operator had never done before in three decades of commercial operation: it shut down both reactors at the Cernavoda

Romania Awarded 4.2 GW Under Its CfD Scheme. The Real 2026 Question Is Who Has the EPC Capacity and Equipment to Actually Build It Across two auction rounds, in 2024

In May 2026, ANRE Order No. 9/2026 handed Romania’s energy communities something they never had before: direct access to the wholesale electricity market, access to the balancing market, and the

On 24 July 2026, Transelectrica closed the first real gate in Romania’s new grid capacity allocation system: the finalized list of eligible applicants. Twelve projects made it through, requesting a

Six months ago, most market forecasts had Romania’s solar sector settling into a steady, predictable growth curve after three record-breaking years. That is not what happened. Romania spent the first

Romania spent five years proving it could attract renewable energy capital. In 2026 it is rebuilding the rules that decide which of that capital actually turns into megawatts. For most

For most of the last decade, Romania’s solar story was written in a footnote to bigger conversations about Poland, Greece, or Bulgaria. That footnote is now out of date. According

Ask a merchant-exposed solar investor in Hungary how their capture prices have moved since 2021 and you will get an uncomfortable answer. Ask the same question in Romania, and the

Romania just quietly crossed a threshold that most energy headlines outside the country missed. Prosumers, the households and companies that generate and consume their own electricity, now operate 3.35 GW

Winning a Contract for Difference in Romania is not the finish line. It is the starting gun on a clock that most bid documents barely mention: a 36 month window