Photo: CJR Renewables
The Urleasca wind farm in Brăila county in eastern Romania is complete, contractor CJR Renewables said. The 102 MW facility owned by BIG Mega Renewable Energy will generate an estimated 277 GWh.
Wind power investments are returning to full speed in Romania, following a decade-long break and a stellar expansion in the photovoltaics segment over the past several years. Portugal-based CJR Renewables, the contractor in the Urleasca project, announced that the 102 MW facility is complete.
Urleasca is a village in Traian commune, in the vicinity of the city of Brăila, northeast of Bucharest. The developer, BIG Mega Renewable Energy, secured EUR 92 million in financing last year from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and OTP Bank. It earlier valued the investment at EUR 109 million,
The Israeli firm achieved a deal in 2021 to purchase the project in Romania. CJR Renewables pointed out that the wind farm would generate an estimated 277 GWh per year, which would displace 115,000 tons of CO2 emissions.
Urleasca consists of 17 wind turbines, Goldwind GW 165-6.0, each of 6 MW. The contractor also built 20.2 kilometers of internal and local roads.
BIG Mega Renewable Energy is fully owned by BIG Energia Holdings, established in Hungary, which is in turn a subsidiary of BIG Shopping Centers and Mega OR.
A different wind power project for a site in Urleasca won state support in August at Romania’s second renewable energy auction.
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