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As of 2013, there was an installed capacity of 2,599 megawatts (MW) of wind power in Romania, [1] up from the 7 MW installed capacity in 2007. [2] [3] Until December 2010, Romania added around 440 MW to its installed wind capacity from two wind farms: Fântânele-Cogealac and the EDP Peștera. [4] The Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm has been completed in 2012 and at the time was the largest in Europe. [5]
Romania has a wind-power potential of around 14,000 MW, [6] and an energy-generating capacity of 23 terawatt-hours. [6] The country's wind power capacity that can be assimilated by the national transport grid is between 3,000 MW and 9,000 MW, [7] while only in the last two years the total power of the requests for connecting to it was about 22.800 MW. [8] The Dobrogea region, which consists of Constanța and Tulcea counties, has the second-highest wind potential in Europe. [9]
Several companies are interested in investing in wind farms in Romania. The Italian company Enel Green Power, a subsidiary of Enel, plans to build several wind farms with a total capacity of 350 MW. [10] The Swiss conglomerate Cofra Group plans to build two large wind farms, one that will have a capacity of 700 MW in Dobruja and one that will have a capacity of 400 MW in Neamț and Suceava counties; the total investment will amount to $1.65 billion. [11] In 2008, Iberdrola bought 50 wind farm projects, with a combined installed capacity 1,600 MW, from two companies for $450 million. [12] Romanian companies interested in building wind farms include Electrica and Green Energy, which have plans to build wind farms that will have an installed capacity of 310 MW with total investments of $420 million. [13] [14] The Hungarian company Sinus Holding will build five wind farms in the Northern Moldavia region, having an installed capacity of 700 MW and totaling $800 million in capital investment, that will be built by December 2009. [15]
The forthcoming 600 MW wind project, Dunarea East and West, situated in southeastern Romania, is scheduled to commence operations in 2026. This project's significant scale is compared with the nearby Fântânele-Cogealac wind power plant, currently the largest onshore wind facility in Europe, with a capacity of 600 MW. [16]
Romania is expected to establish its first wind farms in the Black Sea by 2027-2028, following a public consultation by the Ministry of Energy on a draft law for offshore wind energy. The plan includes auctioning 3 GW of offshore wind under a contract-for-difference scheme. [17]
This article needs to be updated.(April 2022) |
These are the most important wind farm projects in Romania (larger than 10 MW):
Project name | Sponsoring company | Installed capacity (MW) | County | Status | Completed/ Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Activ Business Casimcea | Activ Business | 45 | Tulcea | Approved | [18] |
Eco Power | Eco Power | 80 | Buzău | Approved | [19] |
EDP Dobrogea | Energias de Portugal | 225 | Tulcea | Approved | [20] |
EDP Peștera Wind Farm | Energias de Portugal | 90 | Constanța | Commissioned | [21] |
EDP Cernavodă Wind Farm | Energias de Portugal | 134 | Constanța | Commissioned | [22] |
Enel Agighiol | Enel Green Power | 34 | Tulcea | Commissioned | [23] |
Babadag I & II | Martifer | 42 | Tulcea | Commissioned | [24] |
Blue Investment Baia[ citation needed] | Blue Investment | 35 | Tulcea | Under construction | [25] |
Blue Planet Baia[ citation needed] | Blue Planet Investments | 35 | Tulcea | Under construction | [26] |
Fălciu-Berezeni | E.ON | 30 | Vaslui | Under construction | [27] |
Călimani | West Wind | 27 | Suceava | Approved | [28] |
Oravița | Local authorities | 10 | Caraș-Severin | Commissioned | [29] |
Enel Corugea | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Under construction | [30] |
Eolgen Racovițeni | Eolgen | 45 | Buzău | Proposed | [31] |
Roșiești | E.ON | 46 | Vaslui | Approved | [27] |
EOL Săcele | Electrica and Holrom | 50 | Constanța | Approved | [32] |
Eolica Baia | Eolica Dobrogea | 126 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Beidaud | Eolica Dobrogea | 128 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Casimcea | Eolica Dobrogea | 244 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Ceamurlia South | Eolica Dobrogea | 28 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Cogealac | Eolica Dobrogea | 448 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Corbița | Energycum | 50 | Vrancea | Approved | [34] |
Eolica Corbu | Eolica Dobrogea | 68 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Fântânele-Cogealac | CEZ Group | 600 | Constanța | Commissioned | 2012 [4] |
Eolica Grădina | Eolica Dobrogea | 62 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Istria | Eolica Dobrogea | 74 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Kogălniceanu | Eolica Dobrogea | 32 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Mihai Viteazu | Eolica Dobrogea | 80 | Constanța | Under construction | [35] |
Eolica Pantelimon | Eolica Dobrogea | 66 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Săcele | Eolica Dobrogea | 252 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Sarichioi | Eolica Dobrogea | 102 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Târgușor | Eolica Dobrogea | 36 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Vetrișoaia | E.ON | 36 | Vaslui | Approved | [27] |
Eolus Vind | Eolus Vind | 30 | Constanța | Approved | [36] |
Europp Galați | Europp Energocons | 33 | Galați | Approved | [18] |
Eximprod Galați | Eximprod Buzău | 70 | Galați | Approved | [18] |
Green Energy | Green Energy | 200 | Tulcea | Approved | [37] |
Liteni-Dolhasca | Ulli Rowind | 34 | Suceava | Under construction | [38] |
Market Expert Tulcea | Market Expert | 33 | Tulcea | Approved | [18] |
Mărișelu | Local authorities | 300 | Cluj | Approved | [39] |
Moldova Noua | Enel Green Power | 48 | Caraș-Severin | Commissioned | 2012 [40] |
New Energy Constanța | New Energy Group | 30 | Constanța | Under construction | [41] |
New Energy Tulcea | New Energy Group | 20 | Tulcea | Approved | [41] |
Orșova | Toplet Energy | 35 | Mehedinți | Under construction | [42] [43] |
Romwind Constanța | Romwind | 30 | Constanța | Approved | [18] |
Sălbatica I | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Commissioned | 2011 [44] |
Sălbatica II | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Commissioned | 2012 [45] |
Sibioara | Sibioara Wind Farm | 42 | Vaslui | Approved | [18] |
Sinus Holding | Sinus Holding | 700 | Vaslui/Suceava/Neamț | Approved | [15] |
Tarcău | Eolo Energy | 24 | Neamț | Approved | [46] |
Tomis Team Dobrogea | Tomis Team | 600 | Tulcea/Constanța | Under construction | [47] |
Valea Nucarilor | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Commissioned | 2012 [48] |
Văcăreni | Energie Investments Group | 240 | Tulcea | Proposed | [49] |
Verbund Casimcea | Verbund | 225 | Tulcea | Commissioned | [50] |
Scobinți-Iași | ACK srl Romania | 40 | Iași | Approved | [51] |
Ruginoasa-Iași | Moldova-Eolian srl Romania | 100 | Iași | Proposed | [52] |
Siminoc - Murfatlar | Zar Twins Energy | 45 | Constanța | Approved | |
Nalbant Tulcea | Philro Energia | 20 | Tulcea | Approved | [53] |
Category status | Total capacity |
---|---|
Commissioned | 2,599 MW |
Under construction | MW |
Approved | MW |
Proposed | MW |
All Stages | MW |
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This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Numerous references are from 2009.(February 2024) |
As of 2013, there was an installed capacity of 2,599 megawatts (MW) of wind power in Romania, [1] up from the 7 MW installed capacity in 2007. [2] [3] Until December 2010, Romania added around 440 MW to its installed wind capacity from two wind farms: Fântânele-Cogealac and the EDP Peștera. [4] The Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm has been completed in 2012 and at the time was the largest in Europe. [5]
Romania has a wind-power potential of around 14,000 MW, [6] and an energy-generating capacity of 23 terawatt-hours. [6] The country's wind power capacity that can be assimilated by the national transport grid is between 3,000 MW and 9,000 MW, [7] while only in the last two years the total power of the requests for connecting to it was about 22.800 MW. [8] The Dobrogea region, which consists of Constanța and Tulcea counties, has the second-highest wind potential in Europe. [9]
Several companies are interested in investing in wind farms in Romania. The Italian company Enel Green Power, a subsidiary of Enel, plans to build several wind farms with a total capacity of 350 MW. [10] The Swiss conglomerate Cofra Group plans to build two large wind farms, one that will have a capacity of 700 MW in Dobruja and one that will have a capacity of 400 MW in Neamț and Suceava counties; the total investment will amount to $1.65 billion. [11] In 2008, Iberdrola bought 50 wind farm projects, with a combined installed capacity 1,600 MW, from two companies for $450 million. [12] Romanian companies interested in building wind farms include Electrica and Green Energy, which have plans to build wind farms that will have an installed capacity of 310 MW with total investments of $420 million. [13] [14] The Hungarian company Sinus Holding will build five wind farms in the Northern Moldavia region, having an installed capacity of 700 MW and totaling $800 million in capital investment, that will be built by December 2009. [15]
The forthcoming 600 MW wind project, Dunarea East and West, situated in southeastern Romania, is scheduled to commence operations in 2026. This project's significant scale is compared with the nearby Fântânele-Cogealac wind power plant, currently the largest onshore wind facility in Europe, with a capacity of 600 MW. [16]
Romania is expected to establish its first wind farms in the Black Sea by 2027-2028, following a public consultation by the Ministry of Energy on a draft law for offshore wind energy. The plan includes auctioning 3 GW of offshore wind under a contract-for-difference scheme. [17]
This article needs to be updated.(April 2022) |
These are the most important wind farm projects in Romania (larger than 10 MW):
Project name | Sponsoring company | Installed capacity (MW) | County | Status | Completed/ Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Activ Business Casimcea | Activ Business | 45 | Tulcea | Approved | [18] |
Eco Power | Eco Power | 80 | Buzău | Approved | [19] |
EDP Dobrogea | Energias de Portugal | 225 | Tulcea | Approved | [20] |
EDP Peștera Wind Farm | Energias de Portugal | 90 | Constanța | Commissioned | [21] |
EDP Cernavodă Wind Farm | Energias de Portugal | 134 | Constanța | Commissioned | [22] |
Enel Agighiol | Enel Green Power | 34 | Tulcea | Commissioned | [23] |
Babadag I & II | Martifer | 42 | Tulcea | Commissioned | [24] |
Blue Investment Baia[ citation needed] | Blue Investment | 35 | Tulcea | Under construction | [25] |
Blue Planet Baia[ citation needed] | Blue Planet Investments | 35 | Tulcea | Under construction | [26] |
Fălciu-Berezeni | E.ON | 30 | Vaslui | Under construction | [27] |
Călimani | West Wind | 27 | Suceava | Approved | [28] |
Oravița | Local authorities | 10 | Caraș-Severin | Commissioned | [29] |
Enel Corugea | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Under construction | [30] |
Eolgen Racovițeni | Eolgen | 45 | Buzău | Proposed | [31] |
Roșiești | E.ON | 46 | Vaslui | Approved | [27] |
EOL Săcele | Electrica and Holrom | 50 | Constanța | Approved | [32] |
Eolica Baia | Eolica Dobrogea | 126 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Beidaud | Eolica Dobrogea | 128 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Casimcea | Eolica Dobrogea | 244 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Ceamurlia South | Eolica Dobrogea | 28 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Cogealac | Eolica Dobrogea | 448 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Corbița | Energycum | 50 | Vrancea | Approved | [34] |
Eolica Corbu | Eolica Dobrogea | 68 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Fântânele-Cogealac | CEZ Group | 600 | Constanța | Commissioned | 2012 [4] |
Eolica Grădina | Eolica Dobrogea | 62 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Istria | Eolica Dobrogea | 74 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Kogălniceanu | Eolica Dobrogea | 32 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Mihai Viteazu | Eolica Dobrogea | 80 | Constanța | Under construction | [35] |
Eolica Pantelimon | Eolica Dobrogea | 66 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Săcele | Eolica Dobrogea | 252 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Sarichioi | Eolica Dobrogea | 102 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
Eolica Târgușor | Eolica Dobrogea | 36 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
Vetrișoaia | E.ON | 36 | Vaslui | Approved | [27] |
Eolus Vind | Eolus Vind | 30 | Constanța | Approved | [36] |
Europp Galați | Europp Energocons | 33 | Galați | Approved | [18] |
Eximprod Galați | Eximprod Buzău | 70 | Galați | Approved | [18] |
Green Energy | Green Energy | 200 | Tulcea | Approved | [37] |
Liteni-Dolhasca | Ulli Rowind | 34 | Suceava | Under construction | [38] |
Market Expert Tulcea | Market Expert | 33 | Tulcea | Approved | [18] |
Mărișelu | Local authorities | 300 | Cluj | Approved | [39] |
Moldova Noua | Enel Green Power | 48 | Caraș-Severin | Commissioned | 2012 [40] |
New Energy Constanța | New Energy Group | 30 | Constanța | Under construction | [41] |
New Energy Tulcea | New Energy Group | 20 | Tulcea | Approved | [41] |
Orșova | Toplet Energy | 35 | Mehedinți | Under construction | [42] [43] |
Romwind Constanța | Romwind | 30 | Constanța | Approved | [18] |
Sălbatica I | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Commissioned | 2011 [44] |
Sălbatica II | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Commissioned | 2012 [45] |
Sibioara | Sibioara Wind Farm | 42 | Vaslui | Approved | [18] |
Sinus Holding | Sinus Holding | 700 | Vaslui/Suceava/Neamț | Approved | [15] |
Tarcău | Eolo Energy | 24 | Neamț | Approved | [46] |
Tomis Team Dobrogea | Tomis Team | 600 | Tulcea/Constanța | Under construction | [47] |
Valea Nucarilor | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Commissioned | 2012 [48] |
Văcăreni | Energie Investments Group | 240 | Tulcea | Proposed | [49] |
Verbund Casimcea | Verbund | 225 | Tulcea | Commissioned | [50] |
Scobinți-Iași | ACK srl Romania | 40 | Iași | Approved | [51] |
Ruginoasa-Iași | Moldova-Eolian srl Romania | 100 | Iași | Proposed | [52] |
Siminoc - Murfatlar | Zar Twins Energy | 45 | Constanța | Approved | |
Nalbant Tulcea | Philro Energia | 20 | Tulcea | Approved | [53] |
Category status | Total capacity |
---|---|
Commissioned | 2,599 MW |
Under construction | MW |
Approved | MW |
Proposed | MW |
All Stages | MW |
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