Romania's Hidroelectrica gets environmental permit for 17ha floating PV park
<p>Hidroelectrica (BVB: H2O) announced that it received the environmental permit for the first floating PV park in Romania, a 17-ha installation to be placed on its accumulation lake of Ipotesti hydropower plant on the Olt River, <a href="https://www.profit.ro/povesti-cu-profit/energie/video-foto-hidroelectrica-a-primit-unda-verde-pentru-un-parc-fotovoltaic-plutitor-21584676?mc_cid=51fb4789bb&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Profit.ro</a> announced.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The park will have an installed capacity of 10MWp.</p>

<p>The total value of the investment was estimated last year to be over EUR 14 million, not including VAT.</p>

<p>The installation will have 26,295 PV panels with mono-crystalline silicon technology, with a peak power of at least 380Wp with high efficiency (minimum 20%) and 100 inverters with a power of 100 kW each with high efficiency (minimum 98%).</p>

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

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