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A case study of the renewable energy sector in Romania and its effectiveness in promoting electricity generated from renewable sources

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In the past decade, the European Union (EU) has heavily invested
in the implementation of a wide range of strategies to increase
the share of electricity generated from renewable sources
(RES-E). In this sense, the newly revised EU Renewable Energy
Directive (2018/2001/EU) which entered into force in December
2018 as part of the Clean Energy for all Europeans Package,
aims at keeping the EU a global leader in renewables, helping
it meet its emissions reduction commitments under the Paris
Agreement. Under its auspices, new binding renewable energy
targets have been set for the Members States (MS) for 2030,
with the requirement to reach at least 32% of national targets
before the deadline. From this point of view, the case of Romania
is an interesting study, as the country presents an important
RES potential, with rich and diverse sources of energy.

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