Today, April 16, 2026, at the opening of trading, Hidroelectrica’s market value crossed the 70 billion RON threshold for the first time, peaking at 72.4 billion RON in the first minutes—a new all-time record for the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). The surge stems from the company’s ambitious investment plans, its strengthened role as Romania’s top electricity producer and supplier, and a sharper focus on optimizing trading operations. Since the start of the year, shares have delivered nearly 30% returns, outperforming the BET index by about 10 percentage points, underscoring strong market confidence.

“The fact that we’ve surpassed 70 billion lei clearly shows the market trusts our direction. It’s the result of years of hard work—bigger investments, ongoing projects, new initiatives, and constant efforts to make the company more efficient and adaptable to the energy reality. We’ve committed to diversifying and hybridizing our portfolio by integrating production capacities with storage solutions and new technologies. We’ll keep this pace, emphasizing development, digitalization, and real value creation for shareholders, while contributing to a more stable and cleaner energy system in Romania,” said Bogdan Badea, CEO of Hidroelectrica.

In 2025, Hidroelectrica ramped up CAPEX to 781 million lei. For 2026, it plans to sustain this momentum, per the budget to be published late April alongside the AGM notice. The company solidified its lead as Romania’s largest green electricity producer (27% share over five years) and, in under four years, became the biggest supplier—with a 17.4% overall market share and 18.6% in the competitive segment as of December 31, 2025. It operates 188 hydropower plants totaling over 6.3 GW installed capacity, plus the 108 MW Crucea Nord wind farm, where a 36 MW / 72 MWh battery storage system launches in May-June 2026.