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Romania
By 2020, the objective of Romania is to guarantee the efficient operation of its energy system under security conditions. Romania also plans to meet the obligations set by EU in terms of greenhouse gas emissions through its legislative package “Climate changes – renewable energies”.
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Romania makes formal request to join the IEA as a Member country
…Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Energy reflects Agency’s strong international standing and role at centre of global dialogue on energy matters The government of Romania has formally requested to become a member of the International Energy Agency (IEA), marking a significant step in the country’s deepening cooperation with the Agency and its participation in global energy governance.The request was conveyed in a letter to IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol co-signed by Romania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana-Silvia Țoiu and Minister of Energy Bogdan-Gruia Ivan.“I welcome Romania’s request to join the IEA…
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Romania begins accession process towards IEA membership
Decision by IEA Members marks a major step in Romania’s engagement with the Agency and its growing role in international energy cooperation IEA Members have unanimously agreed to start the accession process for Romania to become a Member of the Agency, a key step in the country’s deepening engagement in international energy governance.The decision by the IEA Governing Board follows Romania’s formal request to join the Agency in March 2026, conveyed in a letter to IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol and co-signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana-Silvia Țoiu and Minister of Energy Bogdan…
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Moldova
Moldova is almost fully dependent on fossil fuel and electricity imports, with natural gas serving most of its energy needs. The government plans to diversify the energy mix with renewables such as wind and solar. Moldova is part of the EU4Energy Programme, which focuses on improving evidence-based policy making for the energy sector.
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Ramping up Heat Pumps in Moldova: A Roadmap Status and key indicators
The Republic of Moldova is a landlocked country, located between the northeastern border of Romania and the southwestern edge of Ukraine. Its surface area of 33 800 km2 puts makes it roughly the same size as Armenia or Belgium. Moldova had a population of 2.45 million in 2023, a decline of 15% since 2013. Continued urbanisation amid this population drain presents important policy considerations for heating sector reforms. This chapter provides an overview of Moldova’s energy policy framework, its energy targets and objectives, institutional governance and statistics on its heating sector. Energy policy landscape Governance overview Moldova’s energy…
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From farms to fuel: Ukraine’s biomethane opportunity for energy security and European decarbonisation
…residues, at roughly 11.6 billion cubic meters equivalent (bcme) per year, making it the European leader in terms of available feedstock. Ukraine’s biomethane sector benefits from another advantage in addition to feedstock availability: well-developed domestic gas infrastructure. The country’s extensive gas network connects in the West and South to Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania via Moldova, with a combined exit capacity of around 140 bcm of natural gas per year. Ukraine also hosts Europe’s largest underground gas storage facilities, with a total capacity of 31 bcm. Located mainly in the western part of the country…
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North Macedonia
North Macedonia
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria adopted The Energy from Renewable Sources Act in 2011. The Act regulates the generation and consumption of energy from renewable sources with the aim of achieving the national targets in terms of renewable energy use in final gross energy consumption.
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Global Hydrogen Review 2026 Policy
…decisions (FID). As in GHR-25, most of the funding comes from advanced economies and for every dollar going to demand, about 1.5 dollars go to supply.The number of national hydrogen strategies has stabilised at 66 globally, and recent updates have focused either on implementing strategy actions (Brazil, Mauritania, Romania) or revising targets downwards (Chile and the Netherlands). Yet most countries remain behind their targets, even when considering projects with strong potential to come online by 2030. Only two countries, the Netherlands and China, are on track to achieve their 2030 targets.To support demand creation, the European Commission has…
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Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic has adopted a law on incentives for the development of renewable energy sources, which aims to increase the diversity of energy sources, reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and stimulate investment in renewable energy.
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