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The first part of Nofar Energy’s Ghimpați photovoltaic facility in southeast Romania is under construction, the contractor revealed. Together with its twin project in nearby Iepurești, the capacity would reach 315 MW.
Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services provider Parapet said it launched works on Nofar Energy’s Ghimpați photovoltaic facility in Giurgiu county. It would be one of the biggest solar power plants in Romania, at 108 MW in peak capacity.
The contractor’s task includes installing the equipment at the site in the country’s southeast. Parapet said annual output is estimated at 145 GWh.
In August, Israel-based Nofar Energy obtained a EUR 110 million loan. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Raiffeisen Bank International have split it equally. The proceeds are for a total of 315 MW in solar power capacity in the Iepurești area.
Iepurești-Ghimpați project consists of three sites
The overall deal is for photovoltaic units Iepurești (169 MW), and Ghimpați (146 MW). EBRD pointed out they would be built on three sites. Ghimpați is on arable land between the village of the same name and neighboring Bulbucata.
Nofar Energy’s majority-owned project firms RTG Solar Energy and Solis Imperium are in charge of Iepurești and Ghimpați, respectively.
The company mostly develops photovoltaic projects. It operates in Italy, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, Israel, Romania, Poland, the United States and Serbia. There is 2.3 GW in connected and capacity under construction in the commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility segment, plus 1.1 GWh in energy storage, according to the latest update.
Romania’s largest solar power plant awaiting grid connection one year after completion
In partnership with Econergy, the company commissioned the Rătești PV plant in Romania last year, with 154.7 MW in peak capacity. It is the largest in the country, but still awaiting grid connection, data on Nofar Energy’s website shows. In December, it purchased a 255 MW project in the Corbii Mari commune in Dambovița county.
In other news from the photovoltaic domain in Romania, the local authority in the city of Alba Iulia published a zoning plan for a 150 MW facility with storage. It is undergoing a public consultation process.
The location in Bărăbanț spans 179 hectares of private and municipal property including a former landfill.
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