Hidroelectrica plans EUR 20 mln electricity storage facility at 100MW wind farm in eastern Romania
<p>Romanian state-owned company Hidroelectrica, the largest electricity producer in Romania, has launched a tender through which it wants to contract works for constructing an electricity storage facility at its Crucea Nord wind farm in Dobrogea, <a href="https://www.profit.ro/povesti-cu-profit/energie/confirmare-hidroelectrica-isi-face-instalatie-de-stocare-de-energie-la-parcul-eolian-crucea-nord-21821046" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Profit </a>reported.</p>

<p>It took over the farm, with an installed capacity of 108 MW, more than three years ago from the German group STEAG.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Hidroelectrica is considering a storage facility with a power of 36 MW and a nominal capacity of 72 MWh.</p>

<p>The contract's total value is estimated at RON 101 million (EUR 20 million) plus VAT.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Last year, Hidroelectrica complained that, due to the regulations and technical norms in force, the Crucea Nord wind farm is forced to operate permanently at only 99% of capacity, with a reserve of 1% of the available power, causing it a financial loss of over EUR 1.9 million in the period 2015-2022.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The company said adding a storage facility would ″smooth out the imbalances created by the Crucea Nord wind farm between forecasted and produced amounts of energy due to wind-power forecasts.″</p>

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<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>