Danish developer Eurowind has submitted an application to Transelectrica for the connection of a huge wind farm to be built in Botosani County. With a capacity of almost 1,200 MW, it would be the largest onshore wind farm in Europe at this time. The project is at an early stage. The Botosani Wind Power Plant (WPP) project will actually be a complex of nine parks located in nine communes in northern Botosani county, according to a local press report. We also learn from there that the Danish project company, EWE Eolian, has submitted a connection application to Transelectrica, for a power of 1,188 MW. According to the source above, the Danish developer has submitted a connection request to Transelectrica, from where a solution study is expected, after which the Technical Connection Approval (ATR) is expected to be issued. The land has been secured by the Danish investor, and our sources say that the local authorities have received the investors very well, given the potential of this investment. The project is still at an early stage, and it is likely that the park, which would be completed in stages, will not be operational before 2031. Most likely, depending on the solution that will be approved by Transelectrica – possibly the investor will also support a network reinforcement in the area – the park would be connected to the Suceava station, which would be expanded, and part of the energy discharged into the network could also reach the Republic of Moldova, through the future Suceava-Balti line, a project that is currently being worked on. The advantage is that this project, even if it will not benefit from the same excellent wind conditions as in Dobrogea, is being developed in an area that is not congested, unlike what is happening now in the southeastern area of Romania. At this point, this capacity will become the largest onshore wind farm in Europe, according to local media, over Fosen Vind in Norway, completed in 2020, which has a capacity of 1,057 MW and is owned by Statkraft.
A new study conducted by the National Sample agency (formerly European National Panels), which thoroughly analyzes how people use social media, shows that Facebook remains the most popular social network in Romania, actively used by 75% of the online population aged 18 to 54. Romanians between 45 and 54 use Facebook with preference, while younger […]
RIVUS Cluj-Napoca, the mixed-use urban reconversion project developed by companies IULIUS and Atterbury Europe, was granted the largest loan for a new real-estate development in Romania, namely EUR 400 million. Around EUR 180.3 million will be provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Thanks to the loan, Cluj-Napoca will see the transformation […]
Former prime minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Tuesday, May 20, that he has resigned as head of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the largest in the Romanian legislature. The interim leadership of the party will be taken over by transport minister Sorin Grindeanu, a close ally of Ciolacu, who secured the position with 67 votes to […]
Anca Manitiu, Deputy CEO of Impetum Group - one of the biggest private equity managers in Romania - analyzes the recent trends and numbers in the European and regional private equity market. Europe's alternative investment fund market - funds investing in private companies, startups, and growth projects - is transforming. While capital previously flowed freely […]
Romania has overtaken Poland as the worst country in the EU for LGBTQ+ people, according to a ranking published by the Brussels-based non-governmental organization ILGA-Europe. Countries are placed in the organization’s annual "Rainbow Map" according to factors such as the number of hate crimes in a given year and the rights afforded by authorities to […]
Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, from Romford, was charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life following the fires in north London. The Romanian was arrested on May 17 at London's Luton Airport and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. He is the second man charged in relation […]
