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OMV Petrom to develop 18MW power storage capacity

August 9, 2024

Romanian energy group OMV Petrom seeks to develop a power storage installation with a capacity of 36MWh, able to deliver power at a rate of 18MW, close to the 89MW solar power plant it is developing in Isalnita. 

"As part of the PNRR call for projects, the company submitted a project for a storage capacity of 18 MW said the head of OMV Petrom Energy and Gas Division, Frank Neel, responding to an inquiry of

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