Romania energy storage power plant operation

Will Romania support the construction of electricity storage facilities?

Following the positive assessment of the Romanian Recovery and Resilience Plan, the Commission has approved a €103 million Romanian scheme to support the construction of electricity storage facilities.

Does Romania need a strategy for energy storage?

Based on the EU context and planning a significant uptake of renewable energy sources in its electricity mix over the following decades, Romania must also develop a strategy for the deployment of energy storage technologies.

How long does it take to build a power plant in Romania?

Long construction time (including feasibility analysis and environmental clearance), ranging from 5-10 years. Romania’s energy strategies have included a high-capacity PHS starting in the late 1970s. 2 Fundacji WWF Polska (2020).

Can storage technologies improve energy security in Romania?

Such enhanced legislation is needed for implementing the Romanian National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), which lists ‘developing storage capacities’ as an instrument to improve energy security but lacks detail on how storage technologies will be deployed until 2030.

Does Romania have a storage policy?

In response to EU Regulation 2019/943, which clarifies the role of storage and its ownership status, the Romanian authorities transposed in Law 155/2020 (amending Energy Law 123/2012) specific provisions related to new storage facilities and their management rules.

Can Romania Invest in clean generation technologies?

To be able to invest in clean generation technologies, the Romanian energy sector must first address its network adequacy issues. Several solutions ought to be considered, ranging from grid reinforcement and expansion, interconnections, storage, decentralised production, and software-based solutions — demand response, IoT, aggregators, etc.