October 7 (SeeNews) - Portugal's EDP Renewables plans to build a wind park with a total installed capacity of 226.5 MW in southeastern Romania, data published by electricity transmission system operator Transelectrica showed.
Located in Facaeni, Ialomita county, the wind farm is planned to start electricity production at the end of 2025, according to data posted on Transelectrica's website.
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EDP Renewables received the approval for connection to the grid on September 27.
The company has been operating a 132 MW wind farm in Facaeni since December 2014, according to its website.
EDP Renewables was founded in 2007 with the objective of managing, operating and investing in the renewable assets portfolio of Lisbon-based Energias de Portugal. The company entered Romania's market in 2008 through the acquisition of several wind projects in different stages of development. Currently, it has a portfolio of 521 MW of solar and wind assets in Romania.
In March, the Romanian government said that EDP Renewables would invest in additional green energy projects with a capacity of 1,000 MW in Romania. The renewable power unit of Energias de Portugal group has so far invested over 750 million euro ($735 million) in Romania, the government said at the time.
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