PPC Renewables Romania has started the construction works of the Deleni wind farm (Vaslui County), which will become the largest renewable energy production plant in Moldova, with an installed capacity of 140 MW.
The wind power plant, which is scheduled to be connected to the grid by the end of 2025, will be equipped with 23 GE Vernova turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW. The power output of the turbines is almost three times that of the turbines installed during the previous phase of massive wind energy development in Romania until 2012. “The wind potential of this area is significant and the geographical diversification will help both to improve Romania’s energy mix and to reduce the shortage of power generation capacity in the north of the country,” said Adrian Dugulan, Managing Director of PPC Renewables Romania.
From left to right: Constantin Saragea, Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Angelos Kasimis. Chief RES Operations Officer at PPC Renewables, Adrian Dugulan, General Director PPC Renewables Romania, George Agafiței, Head on Institutional Affairs, PPC Romania, Sebastian Burduja, Energy Minister, Florin Spătaru, State Counsellor in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Konstantinos Natsis, Chief RES Engineering & Construction Officer, PPC Renewables
“This park in Vaslui County […] is the first major project of its kind in the region and will bring major benefits for the local community and for our energy security,” noted Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja at the groundbreaking ceremony. “Beyond the new jobs, taxes and duties generated, such an investment will also attract other projects to the area. And for the national energy system, it means a strategic diversification of wind energy production, given that up to now the major wind farms have been concentrated in the Dobrogea area,” the minister added.
The park will generate around 370 GWh of electricity annually, avoiding CO2 emissions of around 215,000 tonnes per year and providing enough energy to power the equivalent of 62,000 households, equivalent to a city the size of Vaslui.
The wind turbines will be installed on land in the localities of Deleni, Costești and Bogdănești, and the 400/220/110 kV interconnection substation will be located in the locality of Banca. The infrastructure in the area will provide access to the connecting roads through the park. The park will have three transformer stations, the one in Banca will be the interconnection station with the National Energy System. The wind project also allows for the addition of energy storage capacity, if required.
When the project is finalised, the total installed renewable energy capacity of PPC Renewables Romania will reach about 1.5 GW. PPC Group’s plan is to exceed the level of 2 GW of renewable energy production units in Romania by the end of 2026.
With a total installed capacity of 4.7 GW in Greece and Romania, PPC Renewables continues to be the largest electricity supplier in South-East Europe, with a portfolio of 20 GW planned until 2030 and beyond.
About PPC
Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC) is the leading energy utilities company in South East Europe, active in generation, distribution, grid operation and sales of advanced energy products and services in Greece, Romania and North Macedonia. PPC has a total installed capacity of 11.5 GW, consisting of thermal, hydro and renewables with a total annual production of over 21 TWh. In Romania, PPC Renewables, part of the PPC Group, is a leader in renewable energy, with an installed capacity currently totalling 700 MW from wind and photovoltaic plants and continues at a fast pace to strengthen its portfolio with large-scale projects in line with its objective to become the largest renewable energy market player in Romania.