Energy Ministry

The procurement of single-use plastics will end in the public sector as of February 1, 2021, Natural Environment and Waters Secretary General Constantine Aravossis said on Wednesday, in a memo to all state agencies.

The regulation voted by Parliament in October calls for an end to the procurement of 10 specific types of single-use plastics, in line with EU directives.

Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez on Dec. 16 launched a new Turkish-made dishwasher liquid detergent product, which will be marketed under the brand name BORON.

The energy upgrading of all buildings the state leases appears to be the objective of an Energy Ministry regulation that will practically force property owners to do their duty.

The power market's new operating model has led to serious collateral damage in Public Power Corporation's hydroelectric reserves that may affect the water supply of Thessaloniki in northern Greece next summer.

Turkey's seismic exploration vessel Oruc Reis returned to port on Monday from disputed Mediterranean waters, less than two weeks before a European Union summit where the bloc will evaluate possible sanctions against Ankara.

The Romanian government on Tuesday asked the state company Nuclearelectrica, which runs the nuclear power plant in Cernavoda, to terminate negotiations with its Chinese partner China General Nuclear Power Corporation, GCNPC, on the construction of nuclear reactors 3 and 4 at Cernavoda. 

The government has opened the way for the further privatization of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) through a legislative adjustment to the environmental framework, though the process itself will not start before this fall.

Romania imported, in the first three months of 2020, 629,000 tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) in usable natural gas, by 6.2 pct less (41,700 toe) than the similar period of 2019, according to data centralized by the National Institute for Statistics (INS).

The domestic market is following international developments in the oil industry in awe as rates plummet, with projections for the coming weeks remaining uncertain as analysts await June futures to obtain a clearer picture.

The special account for renewable energy sources, through which green power producers are paid, is showing a 423-million-euro annual drop in revenues.