Romanian renewable-energy company Allview Energy has been awarded an EPC package worth €20mn for a 50.9 MW solar power plant at Turda in Cluj County. The contracts cover engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning. Allview will also provide operation and maintenance services for the first two years after commercial operation.
EPC scope includes 20/110 kV transformer substation
The project scope includes a new 20/110 kV transformer substation. This element expands the work beyond a conventional photovoltaic installation package. The implied contract value is approximately €393,000 per MW. The final project investment may still include additional development, land, financing, grid and owner-supplied costs outside the EPC agreements.
The EPC contracts were awarded by Res Invest South East Europe, also known as PRESEE. Allview will implement the project in partnership with Waldevar Energy. PRESEE said the Turda project is its first renewable investment in Romania to enter construction. Execution performance at Turda is described as important for PRESEE’s wider regional pipeline.
Generation output and household supply projections
The plant is expected to generate more than 54,000 MWh annually. That output corresponds to an estimated capacity factor of approximately 12.1%. The specific yield is projected at around 1,061 MWh per installed MW. The electricity produced is expected to cover annual consumption of roughly 18,000 households.
Avoided emissions are estimated at more than 16,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. That equates to about 0.30 tonnes per MWh generated. The actual carbon benefit is expected to vary depending on Romania’s marginal generation mix and the hours when solar generation displaces fossil-fuel production.
PRESEE plans Brașov solar plus battery storage
PRESEE is also planning a second Romanian development in Brașov County comprising 90 MW of solar capacity and a 200 MWh battery energy storage system. The proposed battery would provide more than two hours of storage relative to the solar plant’s nominal capacity. This design would allow part of the midday output to be shifted into higher-priced evening periods.
The Turda project is entering a Romanian market with rapid photovoltaic growth and increasing midday price compression. The inclusion of a high-voltage substation is intended to improve control over the connection interface. Long-term economics are still expected to depend on curtailment exposure, balancing costs and whether electricity is sold through a PPA, support arrangement or merchant market.
