Who we are

The Energy Policy Group (EPG) is a Bucharest-based non-profit, independent think-tank specializing in energy and climate policy, market analytics and energy strategy, grounded in February 2014. EPG’s regional focus is Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Basin. Its analyses, though, are informed by wider trends and processes at global and EU levels.

Who we are

The Energy Policy Group (EPG) is a Bucharest-based non-profit, independent think-tank specializing in energy and climate policy, market analytics and energy strategy, grounded in February 2014. EPG’s regional focus is Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Basin. Its analyses, though, are informed by wider trends and processes at global and EU levels.

Read our latest publications covering a broad range of topics in the field of energy and climate policy, written by our team of experts

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Podcast

Clean #hydrogen plays an important role in the EU’s efforts of reducing greenhouse gas #GHG and becoming climate neutral by #2050. In response to the EU Hydrogen Strategy, Romania drafted its own strategic document. 

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Events

Next Events

october

2024wed09oct9:30 am1:00 pmRound table discussion on the biogas and biomethane potential in Romania9:30 am - 1:00 pm(GMT+03:00) View in my timePalace of Parliament, Chamber of Deputies EPG Role: co-host Topic:BiogasType:Round-tableLanguage:English,RomanianDetails:This event is private. For further details, please contact us.

2024wed16oct9:30 am11:30 pmVirtual EventPerspectivele de decarbonizare ale sectorului de încălzire centralizată din România9:30 am - 11:30 pm(GMT+03:00) View in my time EPG Role: Host Topic:Energy decarbonisationType:WebinarLanguage:RomanianDetails:Public

2024thu17oct2:00 pm5:00 pmBeyond Energy Efficiency: Deep Decarbonisation of the Building Stock in CEE 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT+03:00) View in my timePoint Hub, 10 General Eremia Grigorescu, Bucharest EPG Role: Host Topic:Building decarbonisationType:ConferenceLanguage:EnglishDetails:This event is private. For further details, please contact us.

2024wed23oct9:00 am1:00 pmDiplomația climatică globală: COP28 (EAU, 2023), COP 29 (Azerbaidjan, 2024), COP30 (Brazilia, 2025)9:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT+03:00) View in my timeInstitutul Diplomatic Român (IDR), Bulevardul Primăverii 17, București EPG Role: co-host Topic:Climate diplomacyType:ConferenceLanguage:English,RomanianDetails:This event is private. For further details, please contact us.

Projects

In our projects, EPG has taken an open, firm and consequent stance in favour of the clean energy transition, advocating for a coal-exit strategy in Romania, for regulations favourable to energy efficiency, digitalization and prosumers, as well as for smart energy-climate planning, aligned with the EU policies and long-term goals.

Annual report

2023 was a good year for EPG:

  • we extended, diversified and strengthened our team, reaching 20 in-house researchers and associates;
  • closed new partnerships with reputed international think-tanks and engaged in new policy research, with no less than 15 multi-annual European projects currently ongoing.
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