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Romania & Serbia transition: grid, renewables, storage

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Romania's energy Romania & Serbia transition: grid, renewables & gas renewables, storage

Following the July 2024 heatwave that pushed peak demand toward 8 GW, Romania kept expanding its grid, renewable accelerated grid reinforcement and low‑carbon assets. The ANRE‑approved National Register of Energy Communities continued to support local PV aggregation, while a capacity. A 387‑million‑lei tender launched on 7 July calls for high‑voltage line upgrades and new substations in Bucharest and ten surrounding counties. counties, while the ANRE‑approved National Register of Energy Communities supported local PV aggregation. Coal remains plants continued as a short‑term bridge, with Rovinir depot upgrades at Rovinir and Colterm’s 2026‑27 winter plan. ELCEN moves ahead with a plan for 2026‑27. Major renewable projects progressed: ELCEN’s 275 MW cogeneration unit at CET South, and Electrogrup builds the Electrogrup’s 392 MW Peștera II on‑shore wind farm in Constanţa. July Constanţa, a €47 million loan to OMV Petrom for the 50 MW CEE Onești wind farm, and financing surged with major loans for Cernavodă Unit 1, Peștera II, green syndications and the 6.38 MW Aquaserv PV project. plant and Peștera II. The 16 500‑tonne, 225 m 500‑tonne Neptun Alpha offshore platform for the €4 billion Neptun Deep gas project was lowered on 18 installed in July, with six of ten wells and a 160‑km subsea pipeline in place; the unmanned unit, built in Italy and Indonesia, is slated ready for commercial production in 2027 to curb gas imports. 2027. Regional cooperation deepened as with Serbia deepened: the Djerdap 3 pumped‑storage MoU with Serbia was expanded on 19 July to include U.S. firms, and Serbia launched a free advisory programme for SME decarbonisation and issued opened a €5.3 million design tender for the plant’s technical study. After a brief outage 1,200‑2,400 MW project, and on 17 July, 25 July Bechtel became the sole consortium meeting all criteria for the €2.6 billion project, positioning it for detailed design and financing. ANRE granted licences for over 325 MW of new capacity, mainly 177 MW of storage and 149 MW of renewable generation, while urging faster grid‑connection certification. PPC Energie restored its myPPC mobile app on 23 July with a modernised interface. In late July, Saipem completed the offshore installation of the Neptun Deep platform, placing a 7,500‑tonne jacket, a 9,000‑tonne topside and the 160‑km gas pipeline that will serve the Domino and Pelican fields, confirming the 2027 start‑up. Serbia opened a €5.3 million design‑tender for the Đerdap 3 pumped‑storage project, targeting after a 1,200‑2,400 MW facility. brief outage.

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