ROMANIA: A new photovoltaic park in Romania of the richest Ukrainian is to receive the final authorization
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The Glodeni II photovoltaic park, owned by DRI, is to receive the final approval from the Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE). It will be operational next year.
“Draft decision and report regarding the granting of the Establishment Authorization requested by the company GLODENI SOLAR S.R.L. for the realization of the new energy capacity of the Photovoltaic Power Plant (CEF) GLODENI II”.
This is one of the decisions to be adopted by the Regulatory Committee of ANRE in its next meeting, which will take place today, September 10.
When ANRE issues the establishment authorization, the project developer must prove that he has the financing for the construction of the energy capacity, so, most likely, this project will be one of those that will be completed and produce electricity.
The new project, named Glodeni II, has a capacity of 60 MWp and is located next to the operational 53 MW photovoltaic park in the same region, Glodeni I. The project, like the Glodeni I photovoltaic park, which is already producing, belongs to DRI, the renewables division of the Ukrainian private group DTEK, controlled by businessman Rinat Akhmetov, the richest Ukrainian.
According to the company’s estimates made public last month, the Glodeni II solar park will be operational in the summer of 2025 and will produce an estimated 86.4 GWh of electricity per year, which could cover the consumption of approximately 22,400 homes and contribute to reducing carbon emissions with 21,800 tons/year.
“The two combined projects will form one of the largest photovoltaic parks in the country”, said those from DRI.
The project was developed to the “ready-to-build” stage by the local company Finas Group, after which it was taken over by DRI.
In Romania, along with these parks, the project portfolio of the company controlled by Ahmetov also includes: a 60MW wind park in Ruginoasa, Iaşi county (the first built in Romania in the last decade) and a 126MW photovoltaic park recently purchased in Văcăreşti , Dâmboviţa county, whose construction will begin by the end of this year.
