The operator of the biggest solar power plant in Romania is about to start building a much bigger facility in Corbii Mari
Romania
Igor Todorović
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The small commune is in Dâmboviţa county. The Israeli company acquired the project in late 2023
The Clifford Chance Badea law office said the Corbii Mari endeavor is the fourth engineering
procurement and construction (EPC) and operation and maintenance (O&M) contract in which it assists Nofar Energy
The overall collaboration concerns renewable energy projects in Romania for over 650 MW
Nofar recently said is meeting the timelines for its key projects in the country including Ghimpați (146 MW) and Iepurești (169 MW) and Slobozia, of 74 MW
The last of the three won government support through a contract for difference (CfD) at the country’s first auction
The Israeli company added that it has a project portfolio of 970 MW and 120 MWh
The latter item apparently concerns battery storage
In addition, Nofar Energy said last month that it connected to the electricity grid its solar park in Ada, the largest such system in neighboring Serbia
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Nofar Energy Romania adds a substantial 256 MW photovoltaic project to its portfolio
Developed in collaboration with the Portland Trust team
this project marks a significant step towards a greener future and sustainability
Nofar Energy is contributing to the new era of clean
This achievement underscores the company’s commitment to advancing sustainability initiatives and fostering a greener environment for generations to come
a remarkable milestone is on the horizon: 1 GW of solar projects in Nofar’s portfolio is drawing closer and closer
Nofar is a global leader in renewable energy investments
Nofar has been a publicly traded company at the (TASE: NOFR)
Nofar has been growing rapidly and consistently
with an extensive portfolio of projects and subsidiaries across nine territories
and major renewable energy and energy storage projects
Nofar’s main goal is to help the world reach zero emissions by 2050 through green and clean renewable energy – replacing old
the Israeli companies Nofar Energy and Econergy officially inaugurated the largest photovoltaic park in Romania and South-East Europe – Ratesti solar project
The project has a capacity of 155 MW and represents an investment of EUR 102 million
It will provide green electricity to around 100,000 households
contributing to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions
Portland Trust has developed one of the largest photovoltaic projects in Romania and sold it to Israel-based Nofar Energy
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The rights for a major photovoltaic investment in the Corbii Mari commune have changed hands
which has developed a 255 MW project in Dambovița county
sold it at an undiscovered cost to Nofar Energy
Local authorities said it is worth more than EUR 120 million
which could actually be too little to cover the construction and commissioning of such a facility
With the transaction, Israel-based Nofar Energy said its portfolio of operational and renewable energy projects under development in Romania reached 1 GW. In partnership with Econergy, it commissioned the country’s largest PV plant in October
It was also originally developed by Portland Trust
Nofar invests in solar and wind power and energy storage in Spain
“After more than 25 years of presence in the Romanian market
we are happy that through our projects we we support the national decarbonization strategy,” Portland Trust’s Country Manager Florin Furdui said
The commercial real estate developer is present in the Czech Republic as well
Of note, the communes of Doicești and Şotânga in the Dambovița county host an 80 MW solar power plant within a future nuclear-solar power complex. It is envisaged to include Europe’s first small modular reactor (SMR)
on the site of the former Doicești coal-fired power plant
There are several more major solar power investments underway in the same county
compared to the 177 MW Niculești project and Butimanu of 222 MW
was established in 2003 to promote peace and stability between Israelis and Palestinians through economic development
State-owned Hidroelectrica is working on a 1.5 GW solar power project in the province of Oltenia, but it recently called off a tender. It would in fact be the largest investment in Europe in the sector and not just in Romania.
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A multijurisdictional team of Clifford Chance lawyers coordinated by the Bucharest office advised Nofar Energy
one of the most dynamic renewable energy investors in Romania
in the signing of an EPC turnkey and O&M contract for a 265 MW photovoltaic power plant in Corbii Mari
The Contractor and Operator is a consortium of companies that are part of Spain-based COX Energy and Romanian-based AJ Construction, part of AJ BRAND.
The team of Clifford Chance lawyers including Lavinia Dinoci (Counsel)
Diana Borcean and Nicolae Grasu (Senior Associates) from the Bucharest office
and Marcin Markowski (Counsel) and Kinga Grzelczak (Associate) from the Warsaw office advised Nofar throughout the entire process
including the negotiation and drafting of contractual documents
This is the fourth EPC and O&M project that Clifford Chance Badea advised on for Nofar Energy
thus consolidating a larger collaboration related to renewable energy projects in Romania with a total installed capacity of over 650 MW
Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Operation and Management (O&M) contracts
Last August, Clifford Chance Badea advised Nofar Energy in the signing of the acquisition agreement for 100% shares in Aviv Renewable Investment, the project company developing a 160 MW photovoltaic park in Giurgiu County.
a team coordinated by Partner Mădălina Rachieru-Postolache and Senior Associate Oana Ionașcu advised Nofar Energy
through its Romanian entities Solis Imperium and RTG Solar Energy
in the signing of a term loan facility agreement and a VAT facility agreement totaling EUR 122 million with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Raiffeisen International
The portfolio of Energy transactions includes:
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The first part of Nofar Energy’s Ghimpați photovoltaic facility in southeast Romania is under construction
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and construction (EPC) services provider Parapet said it launched works on Nofar Energy’s Ghimpați photovoltaic facility in Giurgiu county
It would be one of the biggest solar power plants in Romania
The contractor’s task includes installing the equipment at the site in the country’s southeast
Parapet said annual output is estimated at 145 GWh
In August, Israel-based Nofar Energy obtained a EUR 110 million loan. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Raiffeisen Bank International have split it equally
The proceeds are for a total of 315 MW in solar power capacity in the Iepurești area
The overall deal is for photovoltaic units Iepurești (169 MW)
EBRD pointed out they would be built on three sites
Ghimpați is on arable land between the village of the same name and neighboring Bulbucata
Nofar Energy’s majority-owned project firms RTG Solar Energy and Solis Imperium are in charge of Iepurești and Ghimpați
The company mostly develops photovoltaic projects. It operates in Italy, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, Israel, Romania, Poland, the United States and Serbia. There is 2.3 GW in connected and capacity under construction in the commercial and industrial (C&I) and utility segment
In other news from the photovoltaic domain in Romania
the local authority in the city of Alba Iulia published a zoning plan for a 150 MW facility with storage
It is undergoing a public consultation process
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Nofar Energy will equip its photovoltaic projects in Romania with LONGi Solar’s panels with a total capacity of 576 MW
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Israel-based Nofar Energy operates Romania’s largest solar power plant and is preparing to start the construction of an even bigger one this year
The company said it signed an agreement with LONGi Solar for photovoltaic panels of an overall 576 MW for its projects in the Balkan country
The Chinese manufacturer signed a delivered-duty-paid (DDP) contract worth EUR 76.6 million
LONGi said it is the biggest deal of its kind in Romania so far
“Signing this significant panel purchase deal at low prices reflects the ongoing growth
as reflected in the company’s recent reports
we have initiated and commissioned over 1 GW of solar projects with high returns in six different countries
and we are on the verge of another substantial leap
The reduction in project costs is expected to lead to further improvements in the high returns the company demonstrates in its various projects,” Nofar Energy’s Chief Executive Officer Nadav Tenne said
the company recently commissioned the Rătești PV plant in Romania
Nofar Energy said it has 798 MW connected or under construction in the country and that it secured EUR 60 million in financing in 2023
Romania’s solar power boom is fueled by all segments from prosumers to municipal authorities to transmission system operator Transelectrica
Before the recent purchase of the 255 MW project in the Corbii Mari commune in Dambovița county
last year the firm also acquired projects called Iepurești and Ghimpați with a combined 315 MW in capacity
according to its financial report for the third quarter
They are located in Giurgiu County in southeastern Romania
Nofar Energy is active in neighboring Serbia
In May it took over two projects of 22.7 MW in peak capacity
The company said the facilities would be built by the end of this year
with just under 10 MW in connection capacity
It will span 16 hectares in the cadastral unit of Utrine
where another 16 hectares are envisaged for the second phase
according to local spatial planning documentation
Nofar Energy has 1.34 MWh in energy storage projects under development in Greece
Nofar Energy bought the projects for EUR 3.9 million through its subsidiary Nofar Europe
the company entered the energy storage sector in Greece in 2023
with projects under development of 1.34 GWh in total
“It should be noted that in light of the characteristics of the Greek market and the first development stages of the projects
there is a high probability that only a small part of the projects will complete the development procedures and reach the ready-to-build stage,” Nofar Energy pointed out in the quarterly report