“I don’t believe there is a photovoltaic park developer today who doesn’t include a battery storage component. At Enery, we never start the construction of a solar plant without a signed PPA (Power Purchase Agreement).
We had a PPA for a solar plant that didn’t require a battery. However, market developments have shown that batteries are necessary for two reasons: first, to manage internal imbalances, and second, to create a more bankable energy sales profile,” said Razvan Ionescu, Commercial Manager at Enery, during the Green Energy Conference organized by The Diplomat-Bucharest.
Key statements:
- “As a producer, we face difficulties signing energy sales contracts for solar-profile products because they are very cheap and in low demand. Everyone is looking for wind capacity or baseload energy.”
- “Enery entered the Romanian market with 11 plants: 8 operational, including 7 solar, 2 wind, and 2 hydro. For all new plants, except hydro, we plan to install batteries because we see that revenues drop without them. Additionally, batteries provide an alternative source of income through system services. We also offer optimization services for batteries.”
- “Right now, batteries are very profitable because such projects are rare in the market. I don’t think this trend will last beyond 2–3 years.”
- “We are heavily invested in digitalization. My team and I have tested many trading and risk management platforms. We have an exclusive agreement with SmartPulse, a Turkish platform, for system services in Romania and the Baltic countries.”
- “With battery construction in Romania, we are closely monitoring the system services market because it is linked to the balancing market. We also use this platform for battery optimization.”
- “We are trying to introduce pay-as-consumed clauses into our contracts for all plants and convince financiers to move in this direction, as it aligns with what our clients are requesting.”
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