Octav Baciu, ENGIE Romania: “We are preparing new projects regarding green mobility”

“The ENGIE Group has experience in the development of charging stations in Western Europe and brings this expertise to Romania as well. We have partnerships with manufacturers such as Mercedes and Mazda and we offer charging stations to customers who purchase electric cars.

Statistical data show that 70 percent of the charging sessions are carried out at home and will be carried out at home in the future, even if the development rate of the public infrastructure will increase,” Octav Baciu, Green & Tech Project Manager, ENGIE Romania said during Green Mobility Forum organized by The Diplomat-Bucharest.

“We have software solutions for the management of charging stations, and we are preparing new projects regarding green mobility. The private sector and public authorities must collaborate for the development of this sector, which offers great opportunities for Romania.

ENGIE develops green energy production capacities, and we are very concerned about this topic. The ENGIE Group aims to become net zero in all activities by 2045. In Romania we have wind farms and photovoltaic parks, and we make sure that the energy we supply is green.

We did a recent study, and one of the conclusions was that Romanians are very willing to contract green electricity, but when they were asked if they were willing to pay a premium, they were no longer so willing to answer.

We carry out campaigns to educate and inform the public, we want cleaner cities, cleaner transport, less noise, and we are interested in these things happening not only on paper. We make efforts to guarantee that the electrical energy we offer to our clients is green to the greatest extent possible.”

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