Green gases, together with renewable energy, are the key pillars that will guide us on the road to zero carbon emissions, says Nicolas Richard, President of the French Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Romania (CCIFER).
„The energy transition is at the heart of CCIFER members' concerns, and gas plays the role of transitional energy in this complex process. Green gases, together with renewable energy, are the key pillars that will guide us on the road to zero carbon emissions”said Nicolas Richard at a CCIFER event.
„As a Member State of the European Union, Romania is actively contributing to the diversification of energy sources and to reducing its dependence on imports, especially Russian gas. This objective is supported by exploiting resources in the Black Sea and by developing interconnections with neighboring countries. At the same time, Romania is investing in basic production capacity, in exploiting its own resources, in clean energy and in technologies designed to balance the energy system. This investment mix is not just a necessity, but an essential condition for economic development, increasing industrial competitiveness and strengthening national energy security. The energy transition must be managed in such a way that it does not lead to regional imbalances or structural job losses, but, on the contrary, creates new opportunities for communities affected by the transformation of traditional industries”said Cristian Bușoi, State Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, who attended the event.
Discuțiile din cadrul evenimentului CCIFER s-au referit la necesitatea dezvoltării capacităților proprii de producție, creșterea investițiilor în energie regenerabilă și nucleară, precum și importanța reducerii dependenței externe; importanța colaborării cu instituții internaționale precum Banca Mondială pentru definirea unui parcurs competitiv către economia Net Zero, atrăgând atenția asupra riscului pierderii fondurilor europene în lipsa unor acțiuni rapide; rolul gazului natural și al noilor tehnologii – biometan, hidrogen și captarea carbonului – ca soluții complementare în procesul de decarbonizare.
It also talked about the need for a pragmatic approach in the energy transition, allowing Romania to capitalize on its natural gas as a basic resource and to integrate biomethane and renewable energy as essential pillars of energy transformation; the need for realistic and competitive solutions, highlighting the importance of investments in the exploitation of the Black Sea resources and storage technologies; Romania's significant potential in biogas and biomethane production, as well as the need to develop infrastructure for transportation and use of carbon capture.
The debates also focused on the role of PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements) as strategic instruments to stabilize energy costs and increase the competitiveness of companies, as well as their complexity in a volatile market environment; the contribution of the insurance market to support investments in energy projects and emerging technologies, by developing solutions adapted to the new risks generated by the energy transition; the challenges of the logistics sector in the decarbonization process, including the need to implement biomethane and electrification solutions, as well as the importance of creating collaborative ecosystems that allow cost sharing and efficient investments.
Fondată în 1996, Camera de Comerț, Industrie și Agricultură Franceză în România (CCIFER) este una dintre cele mai reprezentative organizații de business din țară, reunind o comunitate de peste 600 de membri – companii, ONG-uri și universități – și fiind parte a unei rețele globale de 120 de camere în 98 de țări.
