Future Energy Forum Romania – 15 January 2026

Future Energy Forum Romania – Agenda

VENUE: JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, Salon C, first floor

10:00

Registration desk opens

11:00 – 11:40

Panel 1 — Grid Reality Check 2025: What It Actually Takes to Connect Solar + Storage in Romania.

A brutally honest, deep-dive into Romania’s grid constraints, connection queues, flexibility needs, and upcoming regulatory changes. This panel is for people who want actionable facts, not generic statements.

Key Discussion Points:

• Where the grid is already saturated — and where hidden capacity still exists.
• ANRE’s upcoming reforms: connection rules, CAPEX sharing, and performance guarantees.
• How to design hybrid PV+BESS projects that fit the Romanian grid’s real-world behaviour.
• Curtailment risks in 2025–2030 and strategies for mitigating financial impact.
• DSOs/TSOs on timelines: what’s realistic, what isn’t, and what must change

11:40 – 12:20

Networking Break

12:20 – 13:00

Panel 2 — The New Economics: Revenue Stacking Models That Make BESS Bankable in Romania.

Romania is entering its first true commercial storage phase. This panel focuses on transparent economics — CAPEX, financing, degradation, and revenue streams — without marketing fluff.

Key Discussion Points:

• Capacity market mechanics: how Romania’s model will really value storage.
• Frequency regulation: expected volumes, pricing dynamics, and BESS competitiveness.
• Day-ahead & intraday arbitrage opportunities based on current volatility patterns.
• Lifetime and degradation models that investors actually accept.
• Optimal sizing for hybrid PV+BESS vs standalone systems.
• How PPAs, merchant exposure, and storage reshape solar business models.

13:40 – 14:20

Networking Break

14:20 – 15:00

Panel 3 — Building the Next 10 GW: Permitting, Financing & Technology Strategies for Romania’s 2030 Solar Boom.

Romania’s solar pipeline is accelerating faster than at any point in history. This panel focuses on scaling: how to actually deliver gigawatts of dependable, financeable assets.

Key Discussion Points:

• The new Romanian permitting landscape: shortcuts that work, mistakes to avoid.
• Land, biodiversity, and community integration best practices.
• EPC risk allocation in a high-inflation, variable-supply-chain environment.
• Emerging technologies shaping the next generation of assets (TOPCon, perovskite tandem, long-duration storage).
• Bankability requirements: what lenders will and won’t accept in 2025–2030.
• How to prepare for Romania’s shift toward flexibility-driven system planning.

15:00

Forum Adjourns