Observers looking at Transelectrica graphs at noon often conclude that storage facilities are idle because they show zero. In reality, batteries absorb solar and wind energy at midday and inject 500-600 MW back into the grid during peak evening hours.

Neighboring Bulgaria succeeded in attracting European funds for storage capacities. Furthermore, the Kozlodui plant avoids cooling vulnerabilities by using a separate water supply circuit from the Danube, unlike Romania and Hungary.

Regarding financing, the Casa Verde program had a significant flaw: over 90% of funds went exclusively to solar panels, ignoring storage. The correction arrived too late. Moreover, climate change makes drought and reactor shutdowns more frequent, meaning these risks must be factored in every 2-3 years rather than every two decades.

Romania could close the gap with Bulgaria within two years, but alternative energy sources like geothermal and biomass remain severely underutilized. Eugenia Gusilov discussed these topics during her intervention at TVR News on Thursday, August 13.