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PPC Renewables is building a 140 MW wind farm in Vaslui county and Eurowind Energy is installing the first wind turbines at the Pecineaga location near Constanța. Both are due for commissioning next year.
After Romania added just one sizeable wind power plant last year, the sector is gaining pace and catching up with photovoltaics. In addition, the first hybrid power plants are coming online. Two wind farms under construction are scheduled to be connected to the grid in 2025.
PPC Renewables Romania marked the start of construction of its Deleni facility in Vaslui county in the country’s northwest. The 140 MW wind power plant will consist of 23 turbines of 6.1 MW each, manufactured by GE Vernova.
Diversifying wind power investments away from Dobrogea
Deleni is the first major project of the kind in the Western Moldavia or Moldova region. It will attract other projects to the area, according to Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja.
“And for the national energy system it means a strategic diversification of wind energy production, considering that until now the important parks are concentrated in the Dobrogea area. Congratulations to the PPC company for taking on this major and courageous project,” he said.
Burduja: By actually locating the consumption closer to the place of production for electricity, you will be able to offer a more competitive electricity price
Municipal budgets will be doubled with the new tax income, Burduja claimed. The turbines will be on the territories of the communes Deleni, Costeşti and Bogdăneşti, with a 400/200/100 kV substation in nearby Banca.
“This green energy means the future of tomorrow’s generations, it means cleaner air, it means energy production at a competitive price, so cheaper energy for Romanians and for the private sector. It means the chance for this area to have higher taxes and fees, to create jobs and have an additional factor for attracting investors, for factories, for production units. By actually locating the consumption closer to the place of production for electricity, you will be able to offer a more competitive electricity price,” Burduja pointed out.
Burduja calls to auction
PPC Renewables Romania estimated the annual output at 370 GWh.
The minister invited the company to participate at the upcoming auction for support under contracts for difference (CfDs).
Including Deleni, the firm’s renewable energy capacity reaches 1.5 GW. In August, it bought the 600 MW Fântânele-Cogealac-Gradina onshore wind park, Europe’s largest until recently.
PPC Renewables Romania is a subsidiary of Greece’s government controlled Public Power Corp. The PPC Renewables branch has 4.7 GW altogether in the two countries. In Romania it aims to surpass 2 GW by the end of 2026.
Wind turbines arrive to Pecineaga
Danish developer and operator of wind, photovoltaic and hybrid projects Eurowind Energy said the construction of its Pecineaga wind farm is progressing. It is in Constanța county in Dobrogea or Dobruja province in the country’s east. Installation started of the Siemens Gamesa turbines SG 6.6-170.
The facility will consist of eight machines totaling 48 MW and generate an estimated 176 GWh per year. The company expects the start of operation in the first quarter.
Eurowind Energy entered the Romanian market in 2011.
Among other recent developments in wind energy, Rezolv Energy signed a string of virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for its Vifor wind power project in the country’s east. Nala Renewables secured EUR 214 million to acquire and build a 99.2 MW wind farm.
Earlier this year, Rezolv Energy also signed the grid connection agreement for a 600 MW wind project in Romania, while wpd advanced a 528 MW wind farm in Suceava county, on the border with Ukraine.
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