TOTAL SHOCK! OMV Petrom Drops 300 Million on Solar Panels in Bulgaria, While We're Left with the Pumps!

Bro, sit down and get this straight, 'cause I've got news that'll make you give up on Romania. OMV Petrom, man, the biggest energy producer in Southeast Europe, said they're pumping 300 million euros into a green energy project in Bulgaria. Yeah, you heard right, in Bulgaria, not here. What, we don't have sun here? Or maybe we do, but the profits shine brighter in Bulgaria.

This project, called Gabare, is in the Byala Slatina region and includes a 415 MWp photovoltaic plant and 600 MWh of storage batteries. Something like that, bro, is like parking a Ferrari in front of the block, but you live in the block and stare out the window. And first production is scheduled for 2028, so we've got a wait. How much longer will we be paying expensive electricity until then?

Now, Franck Neel, that guy from OMV Petrom, says it's "an important step in developing a modern energy portfolio." But why not take this step in Romania, man? We've got so much sun in Argeș, Olt, or Neamț, but they prefer Bulgaria. Maybe it's easier with permits in Bulgaria, not like here where you run into some clerk asking for a bribe for every piece of paper.

And here's how it stands: OMV Petrom owns 50% of the project, alongside Enery, and they already have the permits ready. Work starts soon, and they've signed a PPA agreement where OMV Petrom buys half the production. Seriously, bro, it feels like a scam: they invest there, buy the energy from themselves, and we pay the bill at the pump.

And it's not the first time OMV Petrom has looked toward Bulgaria. They already have 93 gas stations there, sell natural gas, and do explorations in the Black Sea. Meanwhile, what do they do here? Sell us diesel at 9 lei a liter and leave us with the pumps. Man, even my mother-in-law, Aunt Veta, when she comes from Roșiori, complains that it's cheaper in Bulgaria.

So, bro, while we're warming ourselves with space heaters, they're making green energy in Bulgaria. Let's have a beer at Fane's terrace and think about what we could do. I say we move too, 'cause it seems better in Bulgaria. But until then, I'm going to tell Mioara that I found out something that makes me want to stick my head in gasoline.