ENGIE Romania expands its renewable energy production portfolio with its first hybrid plant (wind and solar), with a total installed capacity of 57 MW. Located in the commune of Gemenele in Brăila county, the hybrid plant will generate approximately 140 GWh annually, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of over 46,800 households.
This project increases the total installed wind and solar energy production capacity of the ENGIE Group in Romania to 211 MW.
The hybrid plant became operational with the completion of the construction of the photovoltaic park, a greenfield project developed by the company in the last year. Located on a 14-hectare plot of land, next to the already operational wind farm owned by ENGIE in Gemenele commune, the photovoltaic park has an installed capacity of 9.3 MWp and consists of 17,100 bi-facial photovoltaic panels. They ensure a better energy yield and a more efficient use of the surface, being mounted on a metal tracker structure that follows the position of the sun to maximize the performance of the installation.
The photovoltaic park, together with the existing wind farm, with a capacity of 47.5 MW, are connected to the same network and thus become one of the first hybrid plants from renewable sources in Romania.
“We are pleased to inaugurate the first hybrid power plant in the company’s portfolio. It is an investment that will allow us to offer our customers electricity from renewable sources, considering that, for legal entities, we can propose medium and long-term purchase contracts, thus supporting them to achieve their goals of reducing carbon emissions and predictability of energy costs”, said Cristian Buzan, Deputy General Director of ENGIE Romania.
ENGIE Romania owns and operates 3 wind farms with a total capacity of 178 MW, in the counties of Brăila, Constanța and Galați, as well as 5 photovoltaic parks, with a total installed capacity of 33 MW, in the counties of Arad, Buzău, Harghita and Teleorman. In 2023, the company made the investment decision and started the construction of a greenfield solar power plant in Ariceștii Rahtivani commune, Prahova County, with a total capacity of 37.2 MWp.
