Photovoltaic parks have become Romania’s second largest source of energy generation, in terms of installed power.

Photovoltaic parks have become Romania’s second largest source of electricity, in terms of installed power, according to the latest real-time data from the Energy Regulatory Authority.

3,249 MW. This is the installed power in photovoltaic parks in Romania now, according to real-time data from ANRE.

At this level, dispatchable photovoltaics have become the second largest source of electricity in Romania, in terms of installed power, surpassing wind farms, being surpassed only by hydroelectric power plants.

Installed power should not be confused with energy production, the obvious reason being the lower degree of availability of renewables compared to the classic source of electricity production.

In mid-November 2025, we wrote that Romania had exceeded the threshold of 3,000 MW of installed power in photovoltaic parks for the first time in history, after an increase in installations especially in the last two years.

“Photovoltaic energy is the fastest-growing generation source in this new development period. In less than three years, installed capacity has gone from 1.4 GW in 2022 to over 3 GW today, which underlines both Romania’s attractiveness as an investment destination and the sector’s implementation capacity,” Andrei Manea, executive director of RPIA – the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association, told us at the time, when asked to comment.

The leap from photovoltaics to wind power in the calculation of installed power was made after, a few days ago, a 135 MW photovoltaic park in Oltenia, in which the Chinese state-owned giant China Huadian has the largest stake, received its commercial exploitation license from ANRE.

Towards 10,000 MW installed in photovoltaics in Romania by the end of this year, in total?

The largest operational photovoltaic park is the one in Rătești, Argeș, owned by the Israelis from Econergy, which has 155 MW of installed power, but this record will certainly be broken in the coming months, as larger parks are under construction. The largest project, both in Romania and in Europe, is Dama Solar in Arad County, with 1,040 MW, developed by Rezolv Energy.

In addition to the parks, the installed capacity in photovoltaics also includes the almost 3,300 MW installed by prosumers – the latest data is from the beginning of November. At the current pace of development and considering the projects already announced, it is possible that the target of 10,000 MW for 2030 will be exceeded.

The highest solar energy production in Romanian history was recorded on June 16, 2025, at 12:33 p.m., when the instantaneous production of dispatchable photovoltaic parks, measured by Transelectrica, amounted to 1,866 MW.

Photovoltaic plant installations grew rapidly in 2025, and the threshold of 7,000 MW installed, the cumulative capacity of parks and prosumers, was exceeded. And this year, another 2,500 MW could be added, according to the latest forecasts from industry voices.