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Romanian Farmers Told to Expect More Drought

BUCHAREST (UkrAgro (Ukraine)) — Romanians should brace themselves for another period of drought during July and August, according to the country’s Agriculture Ministry, which warned farmers they should use irrigation systems in o

Romanian Ministry Approves Chevron’s Shale Gas Permit

BUCHAREST, Romania — The Romanian Environment Ministry announced this week that it had approved shale gas exploration permits to US oil company Chevron.

Romania Launches New Wastewater Treatment Plant in Constanta County

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s Constanta County last week launched a new wastewater treatment plant in the Black Sea town of Eforie Sud.

Four Companies Win Romanian Water Supply Contract

BUCHAREST (Bloomberg ) — Apa Canal SA, a Romania utility, awarded a $12.5 million USD contract for water infrastructure works in the eastern county of Galati. The contract went to the Romanian companies Tancrad SRL

Romania's Selina Wins $6.4 Million Water Network Project

BUCHAREST (Water World) — Romanian construction company Selina won a $6.4 million USD contract for the extension of the water and sewage network in the town of Nadlac, a notice in the EU's procurement journal indicated on

Romanian Utility Awards Sibiu Contract to Universal

SIBIU (Bloomberg Businessweek) — Apa-Canal SA, a Romanian water utility, awarded a $5 million USD contract in central Sibiu county to Universal Business SA for water and sewage upgrades. Apa-Canal plans to expand and improve

Romania’s Dolj City Council Plans $307 Million Investment in Water Infrastructure

Romania, CRAIOVA — The Dolj County government in Romania is investing another $306.8 million USD on top of the $241.5 million USD already allocated for a project to extend and upgrade water and sewage infrastructure.

Romania’s Oltenia Water Company Signs New Contract for Projects in Segarcea

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s Oltenia Water Company lat week signed a new construction contract worth $10.4 million USD with local contractors SC Constructii Erbasu SA and SC Polystart Impex SRL to rehabilitate and ex

Romania, Bulgaria to Jointly Manage Danube Wetlands

SOFIA (Novinite,com) — Bulgaria's and Romania's Ministries of Environment have signed a memorandum to expand and jointly manage protected wetland areas along their Danube border. The plan, drafted by the WWF, is to

Romanian Utility Awards Contract to Grup Primacons

DOLJ (Bloomberg ) — Cia de Apa Oltenia SA, a Romanian utility, awarded a $7 million USD contract for water and sewage infrastructure upgrades in Bailesti in the southern county of Dolj to Grup Primacons SRL, according

Romanian National Water Association Partners With See River Project

BUCHAREST (Act Media) — Romanian National Waters Administration (ANAR) will take part as a partner in the implementation of the SEE RIVER regional project to be completed in 2014, with the main purpose of it being the sus

Galati, Romania Utility Awards $24.5 Million Water Project Contract

BUCHAREST (SeeNews) — The regional water utility in Galati, southwestern Romania, has awarded a $24.5 million USD contract for water cycle overhaul to local Vega'93, the EU's procurement journal showed on Tuesday.&nbs

Drought in Southeastern Romania Expected This Summer

BUCHAREST (Act Media) — Romania's south-eastern area will be under drought in July and August, according to the forecast on the humidity reserve in the agricultural soil National Weather Administration (ANM) director gene

German-Led Consortium Wins Romanian Contract

BAIA MARE (Romania Insider) — A consortium headed by German civil engineering firm Ludwig Pfeiffer Hoch und Tiefbau Gmbh has won the contract to carry out water supply and sewage work in Baia Mare, in the Maramureș area of Nort

Romania’s Aries Water Company Seeks EU Funds

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s Aries Water Company is seeking European Union funds for its water projects in the Turda-Campia Turzii region.

Israeli Cleantech Hub Describes UK Mission as "Extremely Successful"

Israel, JERUSALEM — A UK Israel Tech Hub mission that took 14 Israeli water technology companies to the United Kingdom last week appears to have sparked some good trade, said the Hub’s cleantech manager, Yoni Dolgin.<

Danube River Levels Dangerously High in Bulgaria

SOFIA (Novinite,com) — The level of the Danube River in the Bulgarian stretch has reached critically high levels Monday morning, stated Bulgaria's Ministry of Environment. According to information given to the Minis

Israel’s National Water Company Could Invest in Romanian Water Network Project

OOSKAnews Correspondent — Israel’s National Water Company, Mekorot, has shown interest in investing in a project to modernize water networks in Romania’s Botoșani County.

Romanian Utility Announces Plans to Upgrade

BUCHAREST (Water World) — Romanian water utility Compania de Apa Oltenia announced plans for the extension and upgrade of the water network worth an estimated $20.2 million USD, the European Union's procurement journal sh

Romanian President Wants to Use EIB Funds for Canal, Hydropower Projects

BUCHAREST (Balkans.com) — Romanian President Traian Basescu suggested on Monday the loans granted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) could be used to develop three large investment projects, given the limited

Romanian Water Company Gets $208 Million in EU Funds to Extend Networks

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian regional water provider SC ApaProd SA Deva, together with the Inter-Community Development Association (Aquprest), last week announced they had secured financing for a $208 million USD proj

Bucharest Seeks $5.2 Billion for Water Infrastructure

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The city of Bucharest is seeking some $5.2 billion USD in funding from the European Union for water infrastructure projects through 2020, including the long-planned Danube-Bucharest Canal.

Romanian Water Company Signs Deal With Retailer for Payment Centers

BUCHAREST (4-Traders) — PayPoint Romania, the main retail-based cash and mobile payment operator in Romania, and The Targoviste Dambovita Water Company, a regional operator of water systems and sanitation in Dambovita C

EBRD May Lend Romanian Utility $14 Million for Water

BUCHAREST (Bloomberg ) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development may lend as much as 10.8 million euros ($14 million) to Vital SA, a Romanian regional utility, to improve the water network of the northern co

EBRD Considers $18 Million USD Loan to Romania’s Oltenia Water Company

LONDON, United Kingdom — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering extending a $17.9 million USD loan to the Oltenia Water Company to rehabilitate and extend water infrastructure in Romania

Romanian Utility Invites Bids for Network Upgrades

BUCHAREST (Water World) — Romanian water utility Apa Canal 2000 has invited bids for the upgrade of the water supply network and wastewater treatment plants in the southern county of Arges under a contract worth an estima

Romanian Utility to Increase Prices for Water, Sanitation Services

BUCHAREST (Balkans.com) —

Romania's water utility Apa Nova, controlled by French Veolia Apa, is set to increase the prices of water and sewer services next month as it needs additional res

EBRD to Provide $12 Million to Romanian Utility

BUCHAREST (Romania Insider) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a $12.3 million USD loan to  Hidroprahova SA, the water and wastewater operator for the Prahova area, north of Buchar

Romania Utility Awards Water Contract to Hidroconstructia

BUZAU — The Romanian utility Compania de Apa SA awarded a $19 million USD contract to the Hidroconstructia SA construction company for water infrastructure works in Buzau County. The utility receive

Romanian Utility Calls for Two Plant Upgrades

BUCHAREST (Water World) — Water utility Compania Aquaserv has invited bids for the upgrade of two water treatment plants in central Romania under a contract worth an estimated $8.8 million USD, a notice in EU's procuremen

EWS Awards Gold Status to Coca-Cola Bottling Plants in Romania, the Netherlands

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Water Stewardship (EWS), an initiative of the Brussels-based European Water Partnership, announced last week that it had awarded its first-ever “Gold level” standard certification to t

Romanian Construction Company Wins Upgrade Contract

VIZIRU (Bloomberg ) — TMUCB SA, a Romanian construction company, won a 17.4 million-lei ($5.4 million) contract to upgrade a water and sewage system in the country’s southeast. The 23-month contract was awarded b

Romanian Utility Calls for Two Wastewater Treatment Tenders

BUCHAREST (Water World) — Romanian water utility Compania Regionala de Apa Bacau has called a tender for the construction of two waste water treatment stations under a contract worth $14.27 million USD, a notice published

Romanian Town to Begin Water Network Upgrades This Year

BAIA MARE (Bloomberg ) — Baia Mare, a town in northwestern Romania, will start to expand and upgrade its water and sewage network this year under a $79 million USD project part-financed by the European Union. More t

Romania's Hidroelectrica Receives $26 Million Debt Relief

BUCHAREST (Hydro World) — Romanian insolvent state-owned hydropower producer Hidroelectrica said its administrator had talked its biggest unsecured creditor into a $26.1 million USD reduction of its debt. Euro Insol, H

DSI Subsidiary Wins Two Romanian Water Contracts

BUCHAREST (Construction Weekly Online) — Passavant-Roediger, the German water treatment business wholly owned by Dubai-based MEP contractor Drake & Scull International, has landed two major water treatment contracts in Romania worth

Romania Renews Hydropower's Fully Capacity

BUCHAREST (Bloomberg Businessweek) — Hidroelectrica SA, Romania’s state- owned hydropower generator, said it has resumed power supplies at full capacity after river water levels improved. Hidroelectrica ended a force-majeure clau

Romanian Utility Awards Eptisa With Water Infrastructure Project

BUCHAREST (Bloomberg ) — Eptisa has been awarded a water infrastructure contract in Romania to rehabilitate and upgrade the potable water supplies and s

Romanian Utility Opens New Treatment Plant

BUCHAREST (Water World) — Romanian water utility Aparegio Gorj opened on Tuesday a wastewater treatment plant in the southwestern county of Gorj, the company said. The plant, located in the town of Bumbesti-Jiu, is p

Romania Awards $13 Million USD Upgrade Contract

ALBA (Bloomberg Businessweek) — Romania’s Dafora SA (DAFR), together with Italy’s Construzioni Dondi S.p.A, won a contract to upgrade the water system in the Alba county, the company said in a statement to the Bucharest Stock Exc