I recently read the following statement from EPG (Energy Policy Group)-Romania:

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“…According to the specialist report presented by Mihai Balan, head of EPG’s energy systems programs, at the moment, the development of 15 GW of offshore wind energy capacities in the Black Sea, respectively in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), is necessary to achieve climate neutrality by 2050…”

and noting that this issue of decarbonization has been discussed in Romania for a long time, at all levels, with different options and solutions – how many tens of thousands of wind and solar MW will we install, how “green” will we become, etc. – I consider it necessary to explain all this objectively and scientifically, for the understanding of readers and regular consumers of energy, and especially for those who have to decide something.

In a recent report prepared for Transelectrica, with real data on the consumption and production of power plants and fuel – import – export hourlyand ROM schedule in this regard, the following consolidated data were obtained for the entire year 2022 (we only present them graphically to make it easier to understand the problem): Read more at Contributors.ro