Romania: RED III national transposition gives flexibility to meet transport decarbonization targets

On March 10, 2025, the Ministry of Energy of Romania published the Emergency Ordinance for amending and supplementing the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 163/2022 for the completion of the legal framework for the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, as well as for the amendment and completion of some normative acts. The ordinance transposes the EU Directive (2023/2413) of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 18, 2023 amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and Directive 98/70/EC as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 (RED III).

The ordinance sets targets to either increase the share o