Sarmasag – Largest Photovoltaic Park Completed with NRRP Funding
The inauguration of the photovoltaic park Sarmasag in Salaj County took place on October 22. The event was attended by Sebastian Burduja – Energy Minister, Lucian Bode – Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, Mircea Man – Vice President of ANRE and Dombi Attila – Mayor of Sarmasag Commune, Salaj County.
The Sarmasag photovoltaic park stands out for its photovoltaic power generation capabilities, with an installed capacity of 51.4 MW, and the inclusion of a substantial battery storage system with a capacity of 22 MWh. This integration of battery technology offers several significant benefits and increases the overall impact of the renewable energy installation in Romania.
“We continue to reap the benefits of last year’s last working day, when, together with the ministry team, we stayed up until 4 in the morning to save a NRRP (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) milestone and sign the financing contracts for new power generation capacities. In total, almost 300 contracts signed for 1,800 MW of new green energy in the energy system. Projects that included storage capacities were given a bonus in the evaluation grid, as a priority.
I am glad to see that these investments are becoming a reality and generating green energy for Romania today. Once again, we’re talking about a project that addresses today’s challenges in the energy sector – not just production, but also battery storage. Increased storage capacity for renewable energy has a very clear role: less pressure and instability in the system, more interest to invest in green energy projects.
The private sector is our main partner in the energy transition process. Every project counts – from those under 1MW to those of tens of MW. Such investments are a general benefit for consumers and for the Romanian state, because they take us step by step towards our goal: secure energy, affordable energy for everyone and green energy,” Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja said.
“I congratulate the entrepreneurs who have implemented this project, and I wish success to all those who are going to invest the amount of EUR 13 billion, non-reimbursable funds, that we have put up for grabs in the 15 months of mandate. They will bring over 10,000MW of new green energy to Romania: 1,800MW from the NRRP (private production), 3,000MW from the Modernization Fund (private production and self-consumption), 1,000MW from the Modernization Fund (self-consumption of public institutions), 730MW from CE Oltenia projects (photovoltaic parks), 5,000MW from the CfD scheme within the Modernization Fund (EUR 3 billion for solar and wind), 100MW from the Electric-Up program (SMEs and HoReCa),” Sebastian Burduja added.
The project developed by COMCRIS ENERGY SRL, in Sarmasag, Salaj County, was signed on 30.12.2023 and has a total value of RON 216,227,981.42 (EUR 52,455,417.96). The non-refundable contribution granted by the Ministry of Energy from the NRRP is RON 68,126,400 (EUR 13,680,000).
