Romania has included the Pașcani hydropower project 0 The government in Bucharest is entitled to massive European funds, which prompted a revival of a series of hydropower projects. One such investment But there has been no progress in the construction of the dam and hydroelectric facility since 2018 After updating the project list within the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Romania has started negotiations with the European Commission The European Union launched it after Russia’s attack on Ukraine to reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels An estimated EUR 81 million is required to complete the dam and hydropower plant in northeast Romania Hidroelectrica’s Pașcani project is the largest investment in Iași county The aim is to regulate the course of the Siret (or Sireth) river establish an irrigation system and produce electricity The reservoir is planned to hold 68.7 million cubic meters of water It should irrigate 46,000 hectares and supply water for industrial purposes An estimated EUR 81 million is required to complete the works at the site in northeast Romania The hydropower segment is for a 12 MW facility The 13 hydropower facilities on the list for funding from the NRRP are envisaged to produce a combined 2 TWh per year There are 13 hydropower projects on the list Năcută said and added they would have almost 2 TW in combined annual output Be the first one to comment on this article 06 May 2025 - The island town of Novalja could become one of the first in Croatia to begin the production of green hydrogen 05 May 2025 - The delegations from the two countries met on the sidelines of the 10th summit meeting of the Three Seas Initiative 05 May 2025 - The Trebinje 3 photovoltaic plant would have an installed capacity of 53.63 MW and an estimated annual production of 85.5 GWh 05 May 2025 - VDE Renewables found that SolarEdge’s advanced safety capabilities minimize photovoltaic system risks and effectively prevent fire hazards © CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2008-2020 website developed by ogitive The prototype of the first train produced by Electroputere VFU Pașcani The DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) model has left the factory under its new appearance with traditional Romanian motifs from the national folk costume that The train will run these days on the railways in Moldova also celebrating the National Day of Romanian Ia “The DMU train represents Electroputere VFU Pașcani’s debut on the new railway vehicle constructions segment,” says Gruia Stoica “and our choice for this visual identity aims to celebrate both the Romanian folk traditions and the tradition of the national railways industry this model will be available for purchase in several countries in Europe and beyond thus becoming a tool to promote the spirit and engineering craft in Romania.” Launched at the end of 2014, the DMU train was designed and manufactured in accordance with the European Union’s railway standards, and can also be adapted to non-EU markets requirements. The prototype resulted from the work of more than 180 specialists from Electroputere VFU Pașcani. The train is composed of both internally-produced parts and subassemblies and also subassemblies from top manufacturers in Europe It can reach a maximum speed of 120 km/ h and has a total capacity of 164 passengers in 1st Class (22) and 2nd Class (142) seats including units especially designed and equipped for people with locomotor disabilities or reduced mobility visual passenger information systems with screens indicating the destination the largest share of Electroputere VFU Pașcani’s activity was represented by the railway vehicle modernization segment (approximately 68 percent) followed by the railway vehicle maintenance segment (26 percent) and the assemblies and subassemblies segment (5 percent) The factory currently has around 650 employees and the capacity to expand its activity to almost 5,000 workers With a declared objective to connect the Atlantic Ocean through the North Sea GRAMPET Group is one of the main drivers for the development of transport corridors that connect Europe to Asia Its flagship company Grup Feroviar Român (GFR) is one of the main rail freight operators in Romania and Southeast Europe. Currently, over 20% of traffic is international, with GFR offering complex logistic solutions to rail sector customers. We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used The builder has 20 months to build the Ploiesti-Mizil lot with a length of 21 kilometers which includes 14 bridges Work begins today in Romania for the construction of the first lot of the A 7 Ploiesti-Buzau motorway with the handover of the site to the Italian-Romanian consortium has 20 months to build the Ploiesti-Mizil lot with a length of 21 kilometers which includes 14 bridges According to reports from the “Economedia” information portal the ceremony for the start of the works takes place today in the presence of the Minister of Transport Sorin Grindeanu (the first presence at the opening of a large construction site) The Ploiesti-Pascani motorway is the most important motorway project in Europe funded under the Romanian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr) The Ploiesti (Dumbrava) -Mizil lot is like this the second contract that enters the construction site of the 13 of the entire Ploiesti-Pascani motorway (314 kilometers) the intermediate section Mizil - Pietroasele (28 kilometers) Lot 3 Pietroasele-Buzau (14 kilometers) is undergoing a revaluation of offers following a ruling by the Bucharest Court of Appeal President Nicolae Timofti today participated in the inauguration of a factory producing biomass pellets at the Porumbeni Crop Husbandry Institute in Pascani village the presidential press service has reported The project was implemented with the support of the Japanese government within the assistance programme for unprivileged farmers was one of the most successful and efficient programmes implemented in Moldova in a difficult period for the Moldovan agriculture with funds generously provided by our Japanese partners with the help of which the Moldovan agriculture got on the way of performance the Japanese government has provided financing in amount of over 37 million dollars in all,” Timofti said Timofti said that it would provide solid biomass fuel to 25 kindergartens which are endowed with modern Japanese boilers „Besides the fact that it improves the study the project shows something important namely that we may find alternative energy solutions Nicolae Timofti thanked the Kiev-based Japanese Ambassador to Moldova Shigeki Sumi for the support provided to Moldova by Japan and handed over the official a  letter  of thanks addressed to the Japanese government Shigeki Sumi showed content with the 2 KR project and said that Japan would continue to be a devoted partner of Moldova and would back efficient projects and investments in Moldova.