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Romania's competition authority to clear Premier Energy's takeover of Distribuție Energie Oltenia "within days"

EUROENERGY NEWSROOM | Romania | 7 Nov 2026

The head of Romania's Competition Council said on Friday that the authority will clear within days the deal, worth about €700 million, under which Premier Energy takes over Distribuție Energie Oltenia. The operator runs a network of about 80,000 kilometres and serves some 1.5 million customers in seven counties in the south-west of the country.

Gas

Romania's High Court definitively rejects Bankwatch appeal: permit for the 308 km Tuzla–Podișor gas pipeline stands

EUROENERGY NEWSROOM | Romania | 6 Nov 2026

Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice (ÎCCJ) definitively rejected on 4 November Bankwatch Romania's appeal in the case over the building permit for the Tuzla–Podișor gas pipeline, the Energy Ministry announced. The roughly 308 km pipeline, worth more than €500 million, will take gas from the Neptun Deep field, where production is scheduled for 2027.

Day-ahead price today in Romania (€/MWh)

01:00 295.40
02:00 275.52
03:00 307.38
04:00 319.72
05:00 283.27
06:00 270.26
07:00 371.70
08:00 404.09
09:00 408.80
10:00 373.52
11:00 346.35
12:00 323.11
13:00 329.54
14:00 346.75
15:00 448.05
16:00 551.15
17:00 589.02
18:00 626.12
19:00 562.50
20:00 504.70
21:00 426.97
22:00 381.00
23:00 318.43
00:00 254.20

Romania's consumption today (MW)

00:00–01:00 · 5,345 MW 00:00 5,345 01:00–02:00 · 5,261 MW 01:00 5,261 02:00–03:00 · 5,230 MW 02:00 5,230 03:00–04:00 · 5,246 MW 03:00 5,246 04:00–05:00 · 5,259 MW 04:00 5,259 05:00–06:00 · 5,285 MW 05:00 5,285 5,285MW05:00–06:00

● low-consumption hours ● average consumption ● peak hours

Quick data

Romania 388.2 €/MWh ▲ 54.7%

France 334.1 €/MWh ▲ 38.0%

updated 05:19

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