What is Enery doing in Romania?

This week, Vienna-based Enery has commissioned a major solar and storage site in northwestern Romania. The project consists of a 51.4 MW PV plant and and a battery energy storage facility of 22 MWh.

Does Romania have a battery energy storage plan?

In its first, the Romanian government has allocated EU funds for two major battery energy storage projects via its National Recovery and Resilience Plan. A utility-scale solar-plus-storage site in the country’s northwest has flipped the switch.

Is Romania's energy system on the brink of a real winter?

It’s not even real winter yet, but Romania’s electricity system is stretched to the brink. Imports broke records last week, topping 3 GW at times. The regular technical limit is usually around 3.5 GW. The energy sector in Romania is under stress amid temperatures lower than average.

What's happening with Romania's electricity system?

The government declared the Mintia gas power plant a project of national importance, to bolster baseload energy sooner, while Electrica was hit by a cyberattack. It’s not even real winter yet, but Romania’s electricity system is stretched to the brink. Imports broke records last week, topping 3 GW at times.

What's going on in Romania's energy sector?

Imports broke records last week, topping 3 GW at times. The regular technical limit is usually around 3.5 GW. The energy sector in Romania is under stress amid temperatures lower than average. The weakness is however structural, a combination of several underlying factors. One, the country is gradually shutting down coal power plants.

How will Romania grow its energy storage fleet?

Romania aims to exponentially grow its energy storage fleet over the next couple of years, as it works on its plan to deliver 36% of the nation’s energy to come from renewables by 2030, with 8.3 GW of solar and 7.6 GW of wind, and phase out coal by 2032.