Prowind is to build four wind farms in northeastern Romania after sealing deals with the country’s grid operator and GE.
The German wind farm developer has signed a joint venture agreement with GE as well as a grid connection agreement with Transelectrica. Prowind will build the four wind projects with the help of local wind project developer Windelcon.
The four wind farms will have a combined capacity of 300 MW and will make a major contribution to Romania’s renewable energy expansion goals. The country became the latest in Europe to adopt a green certificate system for promoting renewables.
The four projects will be located in Vaslui County and connected to the grid via a new substation being built by Transelectrica near the town of Banca. GE will supply 120 of its 2.5 MW wind turbines for the projects.
“This grid-connection agreement with Transelectrica is a significant step forward in GE and Prowind’s efforts to support the Romanian government’s renewable energy plans,” said Carmen Neagu, region executive of GE Energy for South East Europe. “Grid interconnection agreements play a vital role in ensuring the transmission infrastructure is in place to allow Romania and other countries to meet their energy supply and environmental obligations.”
Romania is planning to source nearly one-quarter of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.
