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Austrian developer Toki Power has acquired a 150 MW / 300 MWh battery storage project in Romania that will operate independently to provide grid balancing services.
The managing director of CCE Romania discusses how solar energy is driving national reform, reshaping the power mix and addressing the challenges in the country’s shift from fossil‑based generation to low‑carbon systems.
The Polish developer has launched the marketing phase for its planned 200 MW / 400 MWh battery storage project close to Bucharest.
The renewable energy company will expand its Scurtu Mare PV system in Romania into a hybrid plant after securing €25 million in refinancing and an additional €12 million investment.
The Horia 1 solar park is now operational after receiving final approval of its energy licence from Romania’s national regulator, ANRE.
The 65 MWh Toplița project marks Trina Storage's market entry into Romania and establishes a foothold for expanded storage deployment across Eastern Europe.
The developer is integrating battery storage across its 3.3 GW Romanian PV pipeline, supported by €150 million in government funding and grid fee exemptions.
A joint venture between Vienna‑based Renalfa Solarpro Group and French fund manager RGREEN INVEST has secured €315 million in HoldCo financing, led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
With 169 MWp of Romanian solar and a 9 MWh Polish storage project, Claritas is strengthening its role as an independent player in Central and Eastern Europe’s clean energy transition.
A total of 2.7 GW was allocated as solar bids dropped to €35/MWh. VLP supported seven winners in a round that underscored strong investor appetite.
Retail property group NEPI Rockcastle is using its latest solar project to boost the green energy supply for its shopping centres across Romania.
On 12 May, Romania launched its second renewable energy auction to support 3,472 MW of new electricity generation, with 1,472 MW dedicated to photovoltaic projects and the remainder allocated to onshore wind.
2024 saw considerable growth phases as well as uncertainties around legislation and infrastructure readiness in several European markets. Wolf Dietrich, Senior Director Development, UK & Europe of Econergy, summarises the key challenges and provides an outlook on growth trends and success factors for 2025.
Swiss-based MET Group strengthens its presence in the Romanian market for renewable energies, commencing the construction of its 80 MW solar project in the Răscăeți municipality (Dâmbovița county).
Longi will supply PV modules for a 174 megawatt solar park that will be built by the Bulgarian based ECP contractor Solarpro. It is currently the largest of all existing or under-construction PV projects in Romania and is scheduled to go online in mid-2025.
What opportunities and challenges exist for business cases involving stand-alone battery energy storage systems (BESS) in European markets such as Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Romania, and Austria? Philipp Kraemer of CCE shares his insights.
In many countries in Central Europe, the market for large-scale battery storage is growing rapidly. The drivers are diverse, but there are still obstacles, as Eliza Stefan, Sales Manager BESS for Central & Eastern Europe, Jinko EES, points out.
Econergy Renewable Energy won the recent Romanian Contract for Difference (CfD) auction with the Parau 2 solar project. Additionally a second project financing agreement was signed with Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI).
European Energy has received grid connection approvals for around 500 MW of solar and wind energy projects across Romania. The total development pipeline for European Energy Romania now exceeds 1.5 GW of solar and wind projects.
R.Power announced the signing of contracts for the general execution of a 23 MW photovoltaic farm portfolio. The projects will be built by the Polish company Nomad Electric and the Romanian company Waldervar.
Econergy UK, has signed a financing agreement for €28 million in project funding for the Iancu Jianu solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Romania. The project, which has an installed capacity of approximately 58 MW, is currently under construction and expected to be connected during 2025.
With a nominal output of 40 MW, the Romanian CCE solar power plant Horia 1 was officially opened. It was funded by the EU. More PV projects of CEE in Romania are coming.
Supported by the EBRD, Romania has this week launched a Contract for Difference (CfD) mechanism for the construction of renewable energy installations and opened the first auction for 1.5 GW of renewable energy generation capacities – 500 MW of solar PV and 1 GW of onshore wind.
The PV market in Central and Eastern Europe continues to develop dynamically. Challenges are - as elsewhere - grid expansion, energy storage, load management and bureaucracy reduction. This was demonstrated at the CISOLAR & GREENBATTERY 2024 conference and expo in Bucharest.
Bucharest is set to host CISOLAR 2024 and GREENBATTERY EXPO . The conference will be held at the Grand Hotel Bucharest on October 15th, with the Expo and additional conferences continuing at the Laminor Arena on October 16-17th.
