Romania
Romania is one of DRI’s four main priority markets.
The Ruginoasa windfarm and Glodeni solar park are DRI’s first two operational projects and mark the inaugural step in DRI’s target to install 1,000MW renewable energy capacity in Romania.
Together, the Ruginoasa windfarm and Glodeni solar park represent a combined investment of €150 million, yielding an annual electricity output of 225,000 MWh. This output translates to powering more than 58,500 homes annually while concurrently avoiding carbon emissions by 57,000 tonnes per year*.
Projects overview
Project type
1
GW country
capacity target
2
projects in
operational stage
1
projects in
construction stage
1
project in
development stage
Project Ruginoasa
Situated in lasi country, the Ruginoasa windfarm features ten on-shore Vestas V162-6.0 MW turbines, with an installed capacity of 60MW. Construction began in March 2023 and in just ten months, after obtaining the permits, the windfarm was operational and providing electricity to the grid. It is the first wind farm built in Romania in a decade and is expected to have an energy production lifetime of over 30 years.
Ruginoasa wind farm
60
MW capacity
39000
homes powered*
38000
tonnes of CO2 avoided annually**
Project Glodeni I
Project Glodeni I is a solar park with 53MWp capacity. Located in Mureș County, Romania, construction on the park commenced in March 2023, with grid connectivity achieved by January 2024. The project consists of three solar fields equipped with bifacing panels, maximising energy capture from both frontal and rear aspects. Like the Ruginoasa windfarm, this project has an energy production lifetime of 30 years.
Glodeni I solar park
53
MWp capacity
19000
homes powered*
18000
tonnes of CO2 avoided annually**
Project Glodeni II
Project Glodeni II will be a solar park with 60MWp capacity. Located in Mureș County, Romania, is expected to be operational in the summer of 2025, and preparatory construction work started this year. The new project, Glodeni II, will be located alongside DRI’s operational 53MW solar park in the same region, Glodeni I. The two projects combined will make one of the largest solar parks in the country in terms of size.
Glodeni II solar park
60
MWp capacity
22400
homes powered*
21800
tonnes of CO2 avoided annually**
Vacaresti solar park
The Vacaresti solar park is a 126MWp solar park located in Văcărești, Dambovita. Construction on the project is scheduled to commence by the end of 2024, and is expected to start supplying energy to Romanian communities in late 2025.
Vacaresti solar park
126
MWp capacity
50000
homes powered*
48600
tonnes of CO2 avoided annually**
* based on Statista, Electricity consumption for households in Romania 2017-2022, by consumption bands
** based on Statista, Carbon intensity of the power sector in the European Union in 2021
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