The wind farms generated over 7,200 megawatts, while the total consumption reached more than 8,000 megawatts, he explained.
Wind energy production is expected to grow in the coming years, driven by record funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) and the modernization fund for new wind farms. On the other hand, he noted that hydropower generation is currently low due to insufficient river flow, following a dry 2024.
Comcris Energy, a Romanian subsidiary of Enery, a leading Austrian renewable energy developer, has officially launched the Sărmăşag photovoltaic park.
Electrica, a Romanian state-owned utility, has secured a €3.4 million grant from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan to fund a new energy storage project.
WindEurope's Autumn Wind Energy Data shows Europe built 6.4 GW of new wind farms in the first half of 2024.
EIB has granted a €35 million green loan to Haizea Wind Group, a Spanish company specializing in manufacturing components for the wind energy sector.
EIB will launch a €5 billion initiative to bolster wind-energy equipment manufacturing in Europe by providing a €500 million counter-guarantee to Deutsche Bank AG.
Helios & Wind Energy has received approval to construct 31 wind turbines with a total capacity of 186 MW/hour in Romania.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing €35 million to GreenWay as part of a €113 million financing package to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Central Europe.
The newly published Edition 2 2026 of the PV Module Manufacturer Ranking Report shows the first signs of stabilisation in the solar manufacturing sector's balance sheets after more than a year of steady deterioration. The table tracks the Altman Z-Score, a widely used measure of bankruptcy risk, for 64 publicly listed photovoltaic module manufacturers, and has now been refreshed with first-quarter 2026 data.
The Faculty of Hydrotechnics from the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest and Waldevar Floating PV have signed a strategic partnership to accelerate innovation in renewable energy and prepare the next generation of specialists in floating photovoltaic technologies.
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Rezolv Energy has commissioned the St. George solar park in Silistra, Bulgaria, marking the company's first project to become operational. The 225 MW facility reached full operational status in under three years from acquisition of development rights.
