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Start of construction underway for three big solar parks in Romania

February 1, 2024

CCE Holding launched works at the site of its Horia1 solar park of 40 MW in Romania’s northwest, ENGIE is preparing to install a photovoltaic facility of 37.2 MW and PNE just sold a ready-to-build project of 61.5 MW, https://balkangreenenergynews.com/ informs.   Romania has joined the group of gigawatt-scale markets this year in terms of installed photovoltaic capacity within one year and the list of mature projects keeps getting longer. In fact, SolarPower Europe expects the country to reach 8.7 GW by 2027. The solar boom is fueled in all segments from prosumers to municipal authorities to transmission system operator Transelectrica.   Austria-based renewable energy developer CCE Holding said it started the construction of its first photovoltaic park in Romania and its biggest in Europe. The site for the facility with 40 MW in peak capacity is near Arad in the country’s northwest. It spans 50 hectares.   CCE Holding won EUR 3 million in funding through Romania’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan.The company said the Horia1 solar power plant would be connected to the grid by next autumn. It is envisaged to consist of modules of 590 W each. CCE Holding revealed that it secured financing from Raiffeisen Bank International.   The project was developed in cooperation with Banat Agri Group and Austria-based Frapag, according to the statement. The firm added that it has 980 MW under development in Romania and ten solar power projects in various stages.   Horia1 will benefit from EUR 3 million from the country’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP or, in Romanian, PNRR). The company won support in the first round of applications.

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