Romania is increasingly approaching the goal of becoming an energy security provider for the European Union, and the heightened interest of regional states in the country, as the main gas producer in the EU, is just one of the elements that attest to this new role, Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja said, according to Agerpres.
At the Euro Industry Summit 2025, we discussed the historic role that Romania is beginning to assume more and more: that of an energy security provider for the states of the European Union. Gradually, we are moving from a goal set at the beginning of the mandate at the Ministry of Energy to its actual operationalization. The growing interest of regional states in Romania, as the main gas producer in the European Union—a status that will be strongly consolidated through the implementation of the Neptun Deep project—is just one of the elements that confirms this new role we are beginning to play. Today, Romania is closer than ever to the objective of becoming an energy security provider for the European Union, the Energy Minister wrote on his Facebook page on Wednesday.
Burduja emphasized that Romania does not intend to abandon the energy transition process, but rather considers pragmatism to be important throughout this process.
“We have also discussed the efforts we have made at the Ministry of Energy in the field of renewable energy. I remind you – over 14 billion euros in non-reimbursable funds have been attracted for projects aimed at producing energy from renewable sources and developing the related infrastructure, such as batteries or photovoltaic panels, plus modernizing the transportation and distribution of electricity and natural gas. Romania does not intend in any way to abandon the energy transition process, but, I repeat, it is important that both we and the European Union demonstrate pragmatism throughout this process. The energy transition should not be opposed to the recovery of the European Union’s competitiveness,” Sebastian Burduja stated.
He reaffirmed that the resources we currently have, from production capacities to transport and storage infrastructure, must be developed. In this context, the Energy Minister specified that Romania has consolidated its role as a regional energy hub by completing the BRUA and Ungheni-Chișinău gas pipelines, modernizing interconnections, and advancing work on the Tuzla-Podișor gas pipeline.
“This strategic infrastructure allows us to ensure gas supplies from diversified sources, both for domestic consumption and for neighboring states, including the Republic of Moldova. Romania has the advantage of diverse resources – gas, hydro, nuclear, wind, solar – and our strategy is to capitalize on this mix for energy security and competitive prices. We have been and continue to be firm in renegotiating the timeline for phasing out coal in domestic production. Romania cannot afford to shut down production capacities without putting something in their place. We have already opened discussions at the European level to obtain an extension of the deadlines, and our efforts continue so that Romania’s position is supported and accepted. Romania must be a pillar of European energy security. Energy security is, in fact, a key component of European security. You cannot have competitiveness without access to energy at normal prices. You cannot have strong economies without competitiveness. You cannot invest in defense without strong national economies to support this effort,” Burduja further wrote.
