Energy
PPC Renewables adds large battery storage to Romanian wind farm
PPC Renewables Romania will develop a 60.12 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Sălbatica 1 wind farm.
Arobs Transilvania Software has obtained the ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management System certification, becoming the first company in Romania to complete this certification process.
Romania recorded the lowest rate of generative artificial intelligence (AI) adoption among young people in the European Union in 2025, according to data released by Eurostat.
Norofert, the Romanian producer of organic agricultural inputs and biotechnology provider, has started a share capital increase to raise up to RON 9 million (€1.8 million) following approval from the Financial Supervisory Authority.
Hanwha Aerospace Romania has begun construction of a factory in Petrești, Dâmbovița county, to produce K9 self-propelled howitzers and K10 ammunition resupply vehicles.
Romanian FMCG distributor Aquila has completed a 24-month digitalisation project to standardise human resources processes across its group operations.
Romania's Ministry of Finance has announced the adoption of a Formal Opinion by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Committee on Fiscal Affairs, following the country's evaluation as part of its accession process to the OECD.
Banca de Investiții și Dezvoltare (BID) has signed 18 guarantee agreements with financial intermediaries in Romania.
ArcelorMittal has officially approved the sale of its extensive industrial assets and real estate holdings to UMB Steel for €12.5 million plus VAT.
SafeFleet, one of Romania's largest fleet monitoring companies, closed 2025 with 15% revenue growth compared to the previous year.
Romania's trade deficit decreased by €673 million to €32.7 billion in 2025, representing a 2% improvement compared to 2024, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
Electro-Alfa International announced the early closure of its Initial Public Offer (IPO) for the sale of up to 65.9 million newly issued shares.
Mass Global Energy Rom has announced a new strategic investment of approximately €1 billion in Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) capacities.
Romanian grid power operator Transelectrica has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Georgian State Electrosystem JSC (GSE) to develop the Georgia-Romania Interconnection Project, a submarine cable in the Black Sea.
Romanian PM Ilie Bolojan has announced that a transitional period for natural gas pricing will be implemented between 1 April this year and the end of March 2027.
Greenvolt Power has secured €58.5 million in project financing from Erste Group Bank and BCR for a 49.8 MW onshore wind project in Săcele, in the Dobrogea region of south-eastern Romania.
Romanian drilling company Foraj Sonde Videle has secured a framework contract worth approximately €132 million from Dalkia France, part of the EDF Group, for geothermal drilling services over three years.
Oil major OMV Petrom closed 2025 with a net profit of approximately €620 million, down 27% compared to the previous year.
Romanian private healthcare group MedLife has completed the full acquisition of the Medstar group of clinics in Cluj-Napoca.
Romania's mortgage market registered a new record in 2025, with loans worth €10.9 billion granted at a national level.
GTC's Premium Point and Premium Plaza office buildings in Bucharest have achieved LEED v4.1 Existing Buildings certification at Platinum level.
Office development activity in Bucharest accelerated over the past year, with the volume of projects currently under construction exceeding 200,000 sqm of gross leasable area, the highest level since 2021. At least eight new office buildings are expected to be delivered by the end of 2028, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
Romania's industrial and logistics market continued growing in 2025, with over 300,000 sqm of modern space delivered, bringing total stock to approximately 8 million sqm, according to Colliers' annual report.
CEE property investment reached a turning point in 2025, with transaction volumes across the region's six main markets totalling €11.6 billion, representing 31% annual growth according to Colliers' latest analysis.
BCR and EBRD are financing NewCold for the development of Romania's first large-scale, fully automated, and digitally integrated cold storage facility.
Horațiu Papakonstantinou-Florescu, Chairman & CEO Romania, Hungary, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia at Knight Frank, talked to Property Forum about the dominance of lease renewals, the anticipated 2026 delivery wave, and how Bucharest's high yields and infrastructure projects continue to attract multinational tenants.
The Romanian Business Leaders Foundation (RBL) has been accepted as a member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's Civil Society Steering Committee for a two-year mandate from 2026 to 2027.
Romanian payment solutions company Selfpay has signed a €1 million investment credit facility with BT to accelerate its development plans through the acquisition of new payment terminals that will be operated directly by the company.
Romania's Ministry of Finance will launch the Fidelis II government bond programme from 6-13 February, offering tax-free interest rates of up to 7.25% for lei-denominated bonds and up to 6% for euro-denominated bonds.
The initial public offering (IPO) of Electro-Alfa International kicked off on February 2nd and will end on 11th February 2026.
Vista Bank Romania has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Investimental, a financial investment services company.
Raiffeisen Bank Romania ended 2025 with strong results, recording 22% growth in new clients compared to 2024.
Romania's Ministry of Finance attracted RON 1.86 billion (€367.3 million) through seven government bond issues for retail investors in January, marking the first Fidelis offering of 2025. The bonds began trading on Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on Thursday.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record €955 million in 37 projects in Romania in 2025, up from €707 million for 44 projects the previous year.
Horațiu Papakonstantinou-Florescu, Chairman & CEO Romania, Hungary, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia at Knight Frank, talked to Property Forum about the dominance of lease renewals, the anticipated 2026 delivery wave, and how Bucharest's high yields and infrastructure projects continue to attract multinational tenants.
Demand for industrial and logistics space in Romania increased by 51% in 2025, reaching 1.27 million sqm, the second-highest level in the market's modern history, according to Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.
