The bill (unique number 971/MDED/2025) provides them with special treatment in the form of tax and customs exemptions, permissible areas of investment and a general minimum value threshold for strategic investments, as well as other thresholds depending on the type of exemption.
The minimum amount of “strategic investments” is at least 10 million euros or the equivalent amount in lei, calculated at the NBM exchange rate. The draft law also envisages the provision of land plots for investments worth at least 25 million euros and, respectively, the conclusion of investment agreements with the Government of RM for investments worth at least 50 million euros.
The explanatory note does not contain economic justifications for the establishment of such thresholds and their importance, which is of special public interest. There is also no clarity in the rules for applying the date of exchange rate accounting for the investments made.
However, the areas for strategic investments are so broad that potential applicants will have no problem choosing.
Areas for strategic investments:
(a) Research and development;
b) zero-emission technologies:
– Solar technologies, including photovoltaic, solar electrothermal and solar thermoelectric technologies;
– renewable energy technologies for onshore and offshore wind power;
– battery and energy storage technologies;
– heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies;
– hydrogen technologies, including electrolyzers and fuel cells;
– sustainable biogas and biomethane production technologies;
– carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies;
– power grid technologies, including vehicle charging technologies and grid digitalization technologies;
– nuclear power technologies, including nuclear fuel cycle technologies;
– sustainable alternative fuel technologies;
– hydropower technologies;
– renewable energy technologies not included in the previous categories;
– energy efficiency technologies related to the energy system, including district heating technologies;
– renewable fuel technologies of non-biological origin;
– biotechnological solutions for climate and energy;
– transformational industrial technologies for decarbonization not included in the previous categories;
– CO2 transportation and utilization technologies;
– wind and electric motor technologies for transportation;
– nuclear technologies not included in the previous categories.
(c) Digital technologies and IT industry;
(d) Electronic industry;
(e) Semiconductor and microchip manufacturing;
(f) Chemical and pharmaceutical industries;
(g) Mechanical engineering;
(h) Energy production, transportation and distribution;
(i) Production and/or processing of useful mineral substances;
(j) Waste treatment;
(k) Transportation and telecommunications;
(l) Health
