PPC Renewables Romania has installed the first turbines in Vaslui County for what will become the largest wind farm in the Moldavia region, with a total of 23 turbines and an installed capacity of 140 MW, the company announced Tuesday in a press release.
"With the installation of the first wind turbines, we are entering a new stage in building the Deleni wind farm. The area has significant wind potential, and our expansion outside Dobrogea - traditionally the center of wind energy - contributes both to diversifying Romania's energy mix and to reducing the production capacity deficit in the north of the country, while also supporting the local community," Adrian Dugulan, General Manager of PPC Renewables Romania, was quoted as saying in the release.
The wind farm will generate about 370 GWh of electricity annually, avoiding roughly 215,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year and providing enough energy to supply the equivalent of 100,000 households - comparable to the municipality of Vaslui and its component localities.
Upon completion, PPC Renewables Romania's total installed renewable capacity will reach around 1.5 GW.
According to the company, the Deleni wind farm will become the largest renewable energy production facility in the Moldavia region onceoperational, with an installed capacity of 140 MW.
"The park is equipped with GE Vernova turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1 MW - almost three times more powerful than the turbines installed during Romania's previous large-scale wind development phase before 2012. The turbines have a hub height of 121 meters, a rotor diameter of 158 meters, and blades measuring 77.4 meters each. For the foundation of each tower, with a diameter of 20 meters, approximately 630 cubic meters of reinforced concrete were poured," reads the release.
Company representatives added that transporting the turbine components required 12 oversized shipments along the Constanta-Braila-Vaslui route, each lasting an average of three nights.
The wind turbines will be installed across land belonging to the communes of Deleni, Costesti, and Bogdanesti. The 400/220/110 kV interconnection substation is located in the area of Banca locality, and the infrastructure developed in the region will also allow local residents to use the connecting roads that cross the wind farm. The project includes three substations, with the Banca facility serving as the interconnection point with Romania's National Energy System.
PPC Renewables Romania also noted that the project allows for the addition of energy storage capacity if needed.
The PPC Group is rapidly expanding its renewables portfolio in Greece, Romania, Italy, and Bulgaria, increasing installed capacity from 4.7 GW in the first half of 2024 to 6.3 GW by the end of June 2025.
The group's target is to reach 11.8 GW of installed renewable capacity by 2027, with 3.7 GW of new projects currently under construction or ready to break ground.
In Romania, PPC Renewables, part of the PPC Group, is the leading renewable energy producer with more than 1.3 GW of installed capacity, making it the country's largest private renewable energy producer.
Comentează