F?get 3: 7.5 MWp Solar PV Power Plant | Image source: Photon Energy GroupPhoton Energy Engineering Romania has completed a 7.5MW solar PV plant and connected it to the Romanian grid.

The plant, located near F?get, covers 9.1 hectares and is equipped with 12,216 bifacial PV modules mounted on single-axis trackers. It will produce around 11.1GWh annually.

The project is Photon Energy’s third PV power plant in this location, with a total installed capacity of 14.6MWp.

The electricity generated at the F?get 3 PV power plant will be sold on the energy market on a merchant basis.

Georg Hotar, CEO of Photon Energy Group, commented in a company statement: “We are proud to have expanded our portfolio of operating solar PV assets by an additional 7.5MWp in Romania. This latest addition is particularly exciting as it’s our largest to date. It rounds our portfolio expansion in Romania up to a total of twelve power plants with a total installed capacity of 48.4 MWp…”

Photon Energy Group’s production portfolio now includes 100 solar power plants with a combined generation capacity of 140.3MWp and an additional 3.2MWp in S?rule?ti, Romania is currently being commissioned.

Romania has ambitious renewable energy targets and solar energy is becoming increasingly important, particularly in the southern regions of the country.

To reach its 2030 renewables target of 34%, Romania plans to add around 7GW of new capacity, of which around 3.7GW is intended to be PV solar projects.

To encourage development, Romanian authorities will grant a rebate of €750,000 ($835,000) per MW installed to PV projects with a power of 200KW to 1MW and of €425,000 ($473,000) per MW installed to solar arrays over 1MW.

Romania is also supporting rooftop PV deployment with a program called Casa Verde Fotovoltaice for residential solar installations under the national net metering regime.