The top 20 wind projects of Romania cumulate an over 2,400 MW capacity, more than three reactors of Cernavodă nuclear power station, and account for around 70% in the total capacity of the more than 130 farms currently in a quite advanced stage of development, with contracts for connection to electricity networks already signed.
According to the data Transelectrica, the national electricity transmission company, published in early August, 19 of the top 20 major projects past the phase of connection contracts, are located in Dobrogea, in various localities of Tulcea or Constanţa, with just one investor having chosen Galaţi to carry out investments.
Most of the 20 analysed projects were started by domestic companies, set up to the very end of developing wind energy projects that should be sold to foreign investors once they reach an advanced stage. Thus, of the 20 projects, more than half were taken over by large investors such as CEZ (the Czech Republic), Enel (Italy), Energias de Portugal, Iberdrola (Spain), Verbund (Austria) or RWE Innogy, the renewable energy arm of Germany's RWE.
The top 20 wind projects of Romania cumulate an over 2,400 MW capacity, more than three reactors of Cernavodă nuclear power station, and account for around 70% in the total capacity of the more than 130 farms currently in a quite advanced stage of development, with contracts for connection to electricity networks already signed.
According to the data Transelectrica, the national electricity transmission company, published in early August, 19 of the top 20 major projects past the phase of connection contracts, are located in Dobrogea, in various localities of Tulcea or Constanţa, with just one investor having chosen Galaţi to carry out investments.
Most of the 20 analysed projects were started by domestic companies, set up to the very end o
