Does Romania have a battery energy storage plan?

In its first, the Romanian government has allocated EU funds for two major battery energy storage projects via its National Recovery and Resilience Plan. A utility-scale solar-plus-storage site in the country’s northwest has flipped the switch.

What is Enery doing in Romania?

This week, Vienna-based Enery has commissioned a major solar and storage site in northwestern Romania. The project consists of a 51.4 MW PV plant and and a battery energy storage facility of 22 MWh.

Does Romania have a solar PV market?

Our sister site PV Tech has covered Romania’s solar PV market extensively. The Ministry also announced a €199 million call to support Romania’s battery and solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing sectors, also funded through the NRRP, with €149.25 million for new battery production, assembly and recycling facilities.

Is Romania reopening a competition for battery storage?

Romania has reopened a competitive solicitation for battery storage for the grid integration of renewable energy, seeking “at least" 480MWh.

How much money will Romania spend on solar projects?

Meanwhile, the remaining €49.75 million is intended for new projects in Romania that would add solar PV cell and module (panel) production, assembly and recycling capacity to the tune of at least 200MW per year by mid-2026.

What is Romania's most important energy project?

Earlier this month, Burduja reported progress on what he terms as “the most important project for the Romanian energy system” – the 1 GW Tarnița-Lăpuștești pumped storage hydropower plant. Romania resumed the development of the project last year, upping the planned capacity from 500 MW to 1 GW.