Scatec secures €100 million financing for major Romanian solar expansion
A consortium of international and local lenders has finalised a €100 million project financing package for the "Dobrun & Sadova" solar portfolio in Romania.
A consortium of international and local lenders has finalised a €100 million project financing package for the "Dobrun & Sadova" solar portfolio in Romania.
Romania's national electricity transmission company Transelectrica is managing €51.7 million in funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan's (PNRR) REPowerEU component.
Econergy Renewable Energy has secured approximately €31 million in project financing from Kommunalkredit Austria to develop its 60 MW photovoltaic project in southeastern Romania.
Israeli developer Econergy Renewable Energy has secured €31 million in project financing from Kommunalkredit for its 60MW Ovidiu solar project in Romania.
Helleniq Energy has completed two photovoltaic parks in southern Romania with a combined capacity of 58 MW, marking the company's first operational renewable energy assets in the country. The projects are part of a 2023 agreement with Metlen for developing four solar projects totalling 211 MW.
State-owned power producer Hidroelectrica has signed a turnkey contract for the project.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is committing €34 million for solar power expansion in Romania.
OMV Petrom will construct a photovoltaic park at its Petrobrazi refinery in Romania.
CMS has advised CCE on the sale of Horia Solar Invest Two, a special purpose vehicle developing a 269.227 MW (AC)/ 293.260 MWp solar project spanning more than 349 hectares in Arad County (Horia 2), to Renalfa Solarpro Group.
Andrei Ianculescu, Head of Project & Development Services at Cushman & Wakefield Echinox, talked to Property Forum about the expansion of design and ESG advisory services, the industrial and logistics sector's growth post-Schengen, and the importance of independent project management for tenant fit-outs. Ianculescu also emphasised the potential in secondary cities and the increasing relevance of aligning projects with sustainability standards.
Nearly half of Romanians would invest in battery storage systems for green energy if they received government subsidies, according to a study conducted for despre-energie.ro, a project by E.ON and Delgaz Grid companies.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Romania's energy security by arranging a €192 million financing package for three new solar power plants of Nofar Energy, with a total installed capacity of 531 MW in south-eastern Romania.
Romanian engineering group Simtel Team has commissioned its photovoltaic park in Giurgiu, Romania's largest solar park built on degraded land. The facility has an installed capacity of 52 MWp and an estimated annual production of approximately 73 GWh.
The Simtel Group recorded consolidated operating revenues of RON 326.7 million (€65.6 million) in the first nine months of 2025, marking a 88% increase year-on-year.
Parapet, the Romanian EPC contractor specialising in renewable energy, has announced the signing of seven new contracts with Italian green energy company, Alerion.
Greenvolt Next, part of the Greenvolt Group, has completed a new photovoltaic power plant.
SolarToday Eastern Europe, a provider of energy storage solutions, has successfully commissioned a 10.32 MWh utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS).
Agroland Group, specialized in retail, agribusiness, food production, and animal nutrition, has secured nearly €1 million in grants through the Modernization Fund to develop four photovoltaic power plants with a total installed capacity of 1.62 MW.
Power producer Electrica has finalized and commissioned a photovoltaic park with a capacity of 27 MW in Satu Mare county.
Visual Fan's Allview Energy division has completed a 1.96 MWp photovoltaic park project at the Cacica Salt Mine in Pârteștii de Jos, Suceava County.

E.ON Energie Romania plans to invest approximately €120 million over the next five years, primarily in developing its portfolio of energy solutions including photovoltaic systems, heat pumps, energy efficiency measures and electric mobility infrastructure.
DS Smith, the producer of packaging solutions, is investing over €14 million in its Romanian production infrastructure.
Romania recorded the most significant increase in industrial electricity costs across the EU during H2 2025, according to data released by Eurostat.
New car registrations in Romania increased by 2.7% in April compared to the same period in 2025, while electrified vehicles reported a 26% increase and a 68% market share, according to preliminary data from the Association of Car Producers and Importers (APIA).
Romania's trade deficit fell 9.3% to €7.7 billion in the first three months of 2026, down €792.1 million compared to the same period in 2025, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).