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As of 2013, there was an installed capacity of 2,599 megawatts (MW) ofwind power in Romania,[1] up from the 7 MW installed capacity in 2007.[2][3] Until December 2010, Romania added around 440 MW to its installed wind capacity from two wind farms:Fântânele-Cogealac and theEDP Peștera.[4] The Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm has been completed in 2012 and at the time was the largest in Europe.[5]
Romania has a wind-power potential of around 14,000 MW,[6] and an energy-generating capacity of 23 terawatt-hours.[6] The country's wind power capacity that can be assimilated by the national transport grid is between 3,000 MW and 9,000 MW,[7] while only in the last two years the total power of the requests for connecting to it was about 22.800 MW.[8] TheDobrogea region, which consists ofConstanța andTulcea counties, has the second-highest wind potential in Europe.[9]
Several companies are interested in investing in wind farms in Romania. The Italian companyEnel Green Power, a subsidiary ofEnel, plans to build several wind farms with a total capacity of 350 MW.[10] The Swiss conglomerateCofra Group plans to build two large wind farms, one that will have a capacity of 700 MW inDobruja and one that will have a capacity of 400 MW inNeamț andSuceava counties; the total investment will amount to $1.65 billion.[11] In 2008,Iberdrola bought 50 wind farm projects, with a combined installed capacity 1,600 MW, from two companies for $450 million.[12] Romanian companies interested in building wind farms includeElectrica andGreen Energy, which have plans to build wind farms that will have an installed capacity of 310 MW with total investments of $420 million.[13][14] The Hungarian company Sinus Holding will build five wind farms in theNorthern Moldavia region, having an installed capacity of 700 MW and totaling $800 million in capital investment, that will be built by December 2009.[15]
The forthcoming 600 MW wind project, Dunarea East and West, situated in southeastern Romania, is scheduled to commence operations in 2026. This project's significant scale is compared with the nearbyFântânele-Cogealac wind power plant, currently the largest onshore wind facility in Europe, with a capacity of 600 MW.[16]
Romania is expected to establish its first wind farms in theBlack Sea by 2027-2028, following a public consultation by the Ministry of Energy on a draft law for offshore wind energy. The plan includes auctioning 3 GW of offshore wind under acontract-for-difference scheme.[17]
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These are the most important wind farm projects in Romania (larger than 10 MW):
| Project name | Sponsoring company | Installed capacity (MW) | County | Status | Completed/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activ Business Casimcea | Activ Business | 45 | Tulcea | Approved | [18] |
| Eco Power | Eco Power | 80 | Buzău | Approved | [19] |
| EDP Dobrogea | Energias de Portugal | 225 | Tulcea | Approved | [20] |
| EDP Peștera Wind Farm | Energias de Portugal | 90 | Constanța | Commissioned | [21] |
| EDP Cernavodă Wind Farm | Energias de Portugal | 134 | Constanța | Commissioned | [22] |
| Enel Agighiol | Enel Green Power | 34 | Tulcea | Commissioned | [23] |
| Babadag I & II | Martifer | 42 | Tulcea | Commissioned | [24] |
| Blue Investment Baia[citation needed] | Blue Investment | 35 | Tulcea | Under construction | [25] |
| Blue Planet Baia[citation needed] | Blue Planet Investments | 35 | Tulcea | Under construction | [26] |
| Fălciu-Berezeni | E.ON | 30 | Vaslui | Under construction | [27] |
| Călimani | West Wind | 27 | Suceava | Approved | [28] |
| Oravița | Local authorities | 10 | Caraș-Severin | Commissioned | [29] |
| Enel Corugea | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Under construction | [30] |
| Eolgen Racovițeni | Eolgen | 45 | Buzău | Proposed | [31] |
| Roșiești | E.ON | 46 | Vaslui | Approved | [27] |
| EOL Săcele | Electrica and Holrom | 50 | Constanța | Approved | [32] |
| Eolica Baia | Eolica Dobrogea | 126 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
| Eolica Beidaud | Eolica Dobrogea | 128 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
| Eolica Casimcea | Eolica Dobrogea | 244 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
| Eolica Ceamurlia South | Eolica Dobrogea | 28 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
| Eolica Cogealac | Eolica Dobrogea | 448 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
| Corbița | Energycum | 50 | Vrancea | Approved | [34] |
| Eolica Corbu | Eolica Dobrogea | 68 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
| Fântânele-Cogealac | CEZ Group | 600 | Constanța | Commissioned | 2012[4] |
| Eolica Grădina | Eolica Dobrogea | 62 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
| Eolica Istria | Eolica Dobrogea | 74 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
| Eolica Kogălniceanu | Eolica Dobrogea | 32 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
| Eolica Mihai Viteazu | Eolica Dobrogea | 80 | Constanța | Under construction | [35] |
| Eolica Pantelimon | Eolica Dobrogea | 66 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
| Eolica Săcele | Eolica Dobrogea | 252 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
| Eolica Sarichioi | Eolica Dobrogea | 102 | Tulcea | Approved | [33] |
| Eolica Târgușor | Eolica Dobrogea | 36 | Constanța | Approved | [33] |
| Vetrișoaia | E.ON | 36 | Vaslui | Approved | [27] |
| Eolus Vind | Eolus Vind | 30 | Constanța | Approved | [36] |
| Europp Galați | Europp Energocons | 33 | Galați | Approved | [18] |
| Eximprod Galați | Eximprod Buzău | 70 | Galați | Approved | [18] |
| Green Energy | Green Energy | 200 | Tulcea | Approved | [37] |
| Liteni-Dolhasca | Ulli Rowind | 34 | Suceava | Under construction | [38] |
| Market Expert Tulcea | Market Expert | 33 | Tulcea | Approved | [18] |
| Mărișelu | Local authorities | 300 | Cluj | Approved | [39] |
| Moldova Noua | Enel Green Power | 48 | Caraș-Severin | Commissioned | 2012[40] |
| New Energy Constanța | New Energy Group | 30 | Constanța | Under construction | [41] |
| New Energy Tulcea | New Energy Group | 20 | Tulcea | Approved | [41] |
| Orșova | Toplet Energy | 35 | Mehedinți | Under construction | [42][43] |
| Romwind Constanța | Romwind | 30 | Constanța | Approved | [18] |
| Sălbatica I | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Commissioned | 2011[44] |
| Sălbatica II | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Commissioned | 2012[45] |
| Sibioara | Sibioara Wind Farm | 42 | Vaslui | Approved | [18] |
| Sinus Holding | Sinus Holding | 700 | Vaslui/Suceava/Neamț | Approved | [15] |
| Tarcău | Eolo Energy | 24 | Neamț | Approved | [46] |
| Tomis Team Dobrogea | Tomis Team | 600 | Tulcea/Constanța | Under construction | [47] |
| Valea Nucarilor | Enel Green Power | 70 | Tulcea | Commissioned | 2012[48] |
| Văcăreni | Energie Investments Group | 240 | Tulcea | Proposed | [49] |
| Verbund Casimcea | Verbund | 225 | Tulcea | Commissioned | [50] |
| Scobinți-Iași | ACK srl Romania | 40 | Iași | Approved | [51] |
| Ruginoasa-Iași | Moldova-Eolian srl Romania | 100 | Iași | Proposed | [52] |
| Siminoc - Murfatlar | Zar Twins Energy | 45 | Constanța | Approved | |
| Nalbant Tulcea | Philro Energia | 20 | Tulcea | Approved | [53] |
| Category status | Total capacity |
|---|---|
| Commissioned | 2,599 MW |
| Under construction | MW |
| Approved | MW |
| Proposed | MW |
| All Stages | MW |
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