ANRE: Prosumers in Romania reach 3.35 GW in capacity

There were almost 290,000 prosumers in Romania at the end of November, with 3.35 GW in overall capacity, the country’s regulatory body said. Earlier, the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association estimated that the entire capacity surpassed 7 GW in 2025. Residential systems accounted for 1.8 GW at the end of last year, roughly the same as commercial and industrial (C&I) facilities.

Prosumers have long been the dominant factor in the solar power boom in Romania. Last year, utility-scale investments took the lead. Interestingly, in the prosumers segment, residential capacity has caught up with legal entities – small firms and institutions.

In its latest update, the Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) said there were just under 287,985 prosumers at the end of November. They had 3.35 GW in combined electricity production capacity. It marked a stunning 47.8% year-on-year growth in the number and 43.4% in capacity.

In comparison, there were only 303 prosumers at the end of 2019! They surpassed 3 GW last August.

Households operated nearly same capacity as legal entities

The report showed the number of natural persons – households reached 257,748 versus 30,237 legal entities. The capacity in the two self-consumption segments was 1.67 GW and 1.68 GW, respectively.

Energy storage kept expanding, so 58,012 prosumers had battery devices integrated with their solar panels. Households accounted for 55,962, translating to more than one in five.

RPIA: Prosumers added 1 GW in 2025

Earlier, Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association (RPIA) said Romania’s solar power capacity topped 7 GW in 2025. It estimated the annual increase at 2.2 GW, after 1.7 GW in the previous 12 months.

Utility-scale additions came in at 1.2 GW, almost two times higher than in 2024. The organization attributed the surge to renewable energy auctions, for contracts for difference (CfDs).

Prosumers thus jumped by 1 GW. RPIA found that residential systems accounted for 1.8 GW at the end of last year, roughly the same as commercial and industrial (C&I) facilities.

The association sees new capacity in 2026 at 2.5 GW. It means Romania’s 10 GW target for 2030 will be reached much sooner.

In other recent news from the region that Balkan Green Energy News covers, Turkey is planning to allocate 3.5 GW of capacity for self-consumption this year. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Alparslan Bayraktar said a week ago that local authorities, public institutions and strategic and export-oriented sectors would be prioritized.