FOREN 2026 – WEC Central & Eastern Europe Regional Energy Forum
ROMATOM participated in FOREN 2026 – the WEC Central & Eastern Europe Regional Energy Forum, one of the most important regional events dedicated to the energy sector.
Held from June 14–17, 2026, in Neptun, FOREN 2026 highlights a key topic for the region’s future: secure, sustainable, and affordable energy for Central and Eastern Europe.
ROMATOM’s participation in FOREN 2026 provides an opportunity to promote and showcase the strategic role of nuclear energy in energy security, decarbonization, and the transition toward a stable energy mix.
We are pleased to be part of this important conversation about the future of energy.
ROMATOM thanks CNR-CME for the invitation.
His message was clear: technological progress needs energy, and energy is becoming the natural constraint on national development.
Key points:
- → Data centres alone could grow from ~415 TWh today to ~945 TWh by 2030.
- → Europe has 101 reactors and 98 GW of nuclear capacity, producing around a quarter of the EU's electricity, yet only three reactors are currently under construction in the EU.
- → The Nuclear Alliance of 16 states calls for up to 150 GW of nuclear capacity by 2050.
For Romania, Mr Termegan called for:
- Leadership — a coordinated national nuclear programme covering governance, research, education, financing, supply chain, and project delivery.
- Demand planning — a national development plan creating at least 16 GW of net power demand: ~12 GW to reach EU-average consumption, plus 3–4 GW from electrifying heat and transport.
- Regional strategy — as Poland replaces around 20 GW of coal capacity and Czechia phases out roughly 7 GW by 2033, Romania needs its own industrial and energy planning.