Romania

/BUCHAREST, October 22, 2024, 9:00 GMT, ENERY/ Enery proudly announces the official inauguration of its newest photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Sărmășag, Sălaj County, Romania. With an installed capacity of 51.4 MWp, the Sărmășag PV plant is set to generate 64.8 GWh of clean energy annually, powering approximately 38,270 households and contributing to significant CO2 emissions savings of 16,208 tonnes annually. A key feature of the plant is its 22 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), which will be fully operational by the end of the year. The system includes…

/BUCHAREST, August 5, 2024, 11:00 CEST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced today its decision to provide €12.2 million for the construction of two solar photovoltaic power plants in Romania's Dolj County. This is part of a limited recourse financing package aimed at boosting renewable construction in the country and supporting Romania in meeting its ambitious renewable energy targets. The Eastern European country has committed to increasing the share of renewables in its total energy consumption from 24.3 per cent in 2019 to a…

/BUCHAREST, July 4, 2024, 9:00 CEST, Bekaert, Rezolv Energy/ Rezolv Energy, the Actis-backed independent power producer in Central and Southeastern Europe, through their project subsidiary First Looks Solutions S.R.L., have signed a 10-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) in Romania with Bekaert, a global leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. This is one of the largest PPAs ever signed in the region. The deal will see Bekaert buy 100 GWh of additional renewable power per year, reducing annual emissions by more than 41 000 tonnes of CO2e. The power…

/BUCHAREST, June 18, 2024, 9:00 BST, DTEK/ DRI, the EU renewable energy arm of the DTEK Group, continues to invest in Romania by purchasing a 126MW solar park project in Văcărești, Dâmbovița county, from local developers. This is the third renewable energy project in Romania and another step towards its goal of achieving 1 GW of renewable energy in the country by 2028.

/BUCHAREST, June 7, 2024, 10:00 BST, OMV Petrov/ OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in Southeastern Europe, strengthens its partnership with Renovatio by acquiring a 50% stake in three photovoltaic projects totalling 130 MW. With this new transaction, the total joint portfolio held by the two partners exceeds 1.1 GW.

/LONDON, April 17, 2024, 10:00 BST, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ This market report offers an incisive and reliable overview of the country's solar photovoltaic sector for the next long-term period, 2024 ÷ 2033. Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate. With a total area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046…

/ATHENS, April 11, 2024, 10:00 BST, PRNewswire/ PPC Group and MYTILINEOS Energy & Metals announce that they have signed a Cooperation Framework Agreement (CFA) for the development and construction of a portfolio of solar projects up to 2000MW in Italy, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania. Specifically, the agreement refers to approximately 90 solar projects owned by MYTILINEOS in Italy (503 MW), Romania (516 MW), Bulgaria (500 MW) and Croatia (445 MW) which are at various stages of development. Under the agreement MYTILINEOS will undertake the development and construction of these projects, which…

/LONDON, February 8, 2024, 10:00 GMT, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ The Ministry of Energy in Romania has announced the relaunch of a competitive call for tender for battery storage projects. The objective of the call is to put into operation a minimum of 240 MW of electricity storage in batteries, which equals 480 MWh, by June 30, 2026. The aim is to contribute to Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) objectives. The call for tender is now open until March 21, 2024. The Ministry's announcement on February 8 stated that…

/LONDON, December 8, 2023, 9:00 GMT, EBRD, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM/ Photon Energy N.V. applied for up to EUR 15 million senior secured loan to finance a portfolio of up to 20-30MW of solar power plants in Romania and investments in Lerta R&D and capacity market collateral capex, including in the associated Virtual Power Plant ("VPP") software and hardware platform. The EBRD loan is to be approved under the EBRD InvestEU Framework for Sustainable Transition (OpID 54197). The Bank's proceeds will be used to finance the completion of the Company's solar projects…