As Romania’s last new coal project is cancelled, a larger gas threat looms
November 19, 2020
Romania’s Minister of Economy, Energy and the Business Environment finally confirmed that no new coal unit will be built in the country.
European Commission’s assessment of Romania’s final national energy and climate plan
October 29, 2020
Two weeks ago, the European Commission published its first report on the State of the Energy Union after the adoption of the European Green Deal.
How to start a just transition in Gorj, Romania
April 14, 2020
An assessment report by Bankwatch Romania in Gorj County, the largest carbon-intensive region in Romania, shows that coal mining and energy production from coal is already inefficient for the local economy.
Financing a just transition in Gorj, Romania
April 14, 2020
The report Financing a just transition in Gorj, Romania analyses the way EU funding was spent between 2007 and 2013 to mitigate the social costs of layoffs within Oltenia Energy Complex by retraining and labour market reintegration.
Major gas projects in Romania enabled by regulatory acrobatics – report
October 17, 2019
At a time when public calls for tackling the causes of the climate crisis are growing, Romania’s gas industry has been expanding, courtesy of the Parliament and international financial institutions.
State Capture: A case study about natural gas exploitation and transportation in Romania
October 17, 2019
At a time when public calls for tackling the causes of the climate crisis are growing, Romania’s gas industry has been expanding, courtesy of the Parliament and international financial institutions.This report, by Bankwatch Romania, finds that much of
Cacealmaua locurilor de muncă din minerit
June 28, 2018
Una dintre cele mai active organizaţii de mediu din Europa de Est, implicit din România, a dat joi publicităţii un raport menit să prezinte adevărul despre „Cacealmaua locurilor de muncă din industria cărbunelui”. Gorjul nu lipseşte Source: Cacealmaua
The energy sector in Romania
May 18, 2018
Even though, Romania traditionally had the third lowest energy dependency rate in the EU, due to natural gas and oil reserves and to an oversized electricity production system; in the last several months, because of drought that affected the hydro powe
Rovinari unit 7, Romania
May 16, 2018
The Romanian Government has been negotiating for several years with the Chinese Government to build a new 600 MW unit at the lignite power plant in Rovinari, Gorj County. The new unit would be built on the site of Units 1 and 2, currently decommissioned. A new up and running plant would pollute the whole region for at least 40 more years, a coal plant’s average lifespan.
Ponovo razmotriti planove
August 19, 2017
Države koje planiraju nove elektrane na ugalj, među kojim je i Crna Gora, moraju ponovo da razmotre investicione planove, kao i finansijske implikacije ovih projekata kako bi se osiguralo da su oni zaista u skladu sa novim, strožim standardima EU, poka
