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capacity installed, the only competition coming from Turkey. One of the most important reasonson which this change was based on, is the clarification of the applicable legislation regulating theprocedure of obtaining the necessary authorizations and approvals, and also the complexpromoting system applicable in Romania that encourages private and PPP investments.2. BiomassRomania has great biomass potential, which is estimated at 318 PJ per year. According to thestatistics of the National Authority Regulating the Energy, in 2010, approximately 14 MW wasthe value for the installed capacity for energy obtained from biomass.3. Solar energyRomania is located in an area that has a good solar potential of 210 sunny days/year,respectively 60 PJ/year to be used for heat and 1,2 TWh to be used for electricity. Also, becauseof Romania’s meteo-solar climate, a solar - thermal panel can function almost the entire year,specifically from March until October.Nevertheless, the factual data proved that in 2010, this area was not exploited. Thus, the solarenergy was only used for private consumption not for transmitting this type of energy to thegrid, the installed capacity for solar energy not reaching the level of 1%.4. Geothermal energyExploration for geothermal resources began in Romania in the early 1960’s. Over 250 wells,drilled to depths between 800 and 3.500 m, showed the presence of low enthalpy geothermalresources (40 - 120°C).As effect, Romania has the third highest geothermal potential of European nations, after Italyand Greece – 7 PJ, with major potential locations on the Western Plain, South Plains in theregion of Bucharest, and in the Carpathian regions. At present Romania has a total geothermalinstalled capacity of about 145,1 MWt producing 2,8 TJ/year. This energy is produced fromabout 96 direct-use wells with hot water in the temperature range of 55-115 °C. Of the 96direct-use wells, 37 are used exclusively for health and recreational purposes.5. Hydro energyRomania’s hydropower potential is extremely large, with an estimated potential of over 36 TWhof which 3.6 TWh represents the potential of the hydroelectric having a capacity of maximum 10MW.The most important source of hydro power are the rivers – the most important rivers beingDanube, Olt, Lotru, Bistriţa, Someş, Dragan, Argeş, Dâmboviţa, Râul Târgului, Sebeş, Râul Mare,Cerna, Bistra, Buzău and Motru -, but also the lakes – there are more than 2.500 lakes, rangingfrom the glacial lakes of the mountains to those of the plains, and the marshes of the Danubedelta region.18