Another EUR 2.5 billion will be invested by 2030 in completing new hydro power facilities in Romania, which would lead to an increase in the country’s installed hydro power capacities from 6,741 MW to 7,490 MW, Agerpres reported.
Some of these investments will be made by Hidroelectrica while others will be made by other companies and local authorities, according to TransylvaniaToday.ro.
Romania will need to invest between EUR 15 billion and EUR 30 billion in its energy sector by 2030, according to the energy strategy. Some of the projects included in the document are the two new reactors (3 and 4) of the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, the complex hydro power plant at Tarnita-Lapustesti and a new 600 MW coal power plant at Rovinari, which have been under debate for over 10 years with no actual progress.
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