• Hidroelectrica defended its investment strategy, rejecting a trade-off between refurbishing existing plants and completing near-finished hydropower projects.
• It cited more than RON 11 billion of planned spending to retrofit over 1,000 MW, roll out SCADA systems, support digitalization, develop storage.
• Advanced-stage hydropower builds will proceed on a case-by-case basis, using updated technical, economic, financial, legal, environmental assessments.
• The company challenged a Declic-backed study, saying it relies on averages that cannot be extrapolated to Romania, lacks project-specific analysis.
• It said investment decisions will keep prioritizing shareholder value, corporate governance, compliance, national power-system security.

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