Rezolv Energy has received the final legal authorisation needed to begin construction of its Dama Solar project in Arad County, western Romania, close to the border with Hungary. The Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) issued the approval to controlling project company West Power Investments on 11 August.
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Design optimisations have lifted Dama Solar's planned capacity to 1.2 GW, positioning the project to overtake Germany's Witznitz plant as the largest solar power plant in the European Union once commissioned. Development will proceed in stages, with commercial operation targeted for 2028.
The project is underpinned by two contracts for difference, awarded by Romania's Ministry of Energy in the country's second CfD auction in 2025, covering 520 MW at €42 per MWh over 15 years. Rezolv Energy is finalising financing and procurement, with construction to start once financial close is reached.
Storage and a nature reserve
The site will also house one of Romania's largest battery storage systems, alongside an 82-hectare nature reserve set within the project boundary. Rezolv Energy estimates the plant could generate up to 10.86 TWh a year at full output, enough to cover the annual consumption of more than 280,000 households. The company also expects the project to support over 500 jobs during construction.
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The park could help Romania catch up with the rest of the bloc on renewable deployment. Romania generated just under ten percent of its electricity from solar last year, according to energy think tank Ember, against an EU average of around 13 percent; the country also trailed the bloc's average for wind.
Part of a wider build-out
Dama Solar adds to a wave of utility-scale solar projects advancing across Central and Southeastern Europe. Rezolv Energy, backed by Actis and Mubadala Investment, is targeting a portfolio of four to five GW across the region by 2030, and brought a 225 MW plant online in Bulgaria earlier this year. (TF)
