The wind farm is estimated to have an operational life of up to 35 years 460.8MW The 460.8MW Vifor wind farm project is located in Buzau County in south-east Romania It is poised to become Romania’s second-largest wind farm The project is owned by First Look Solutions The clean energy generated from the project will be sufficient to power upwards of 270,000 homes simultaneously offsetting around 540,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year The wind farm is estimated to have an operational life of up to 35 years and will significantly contribute to Romania’s 2030 EU renewable energy targets is situated within the administrative boundaries of Costeşti is approximately 85km north-east of the Bucharest outskirts The north-western extremity of the wind farm lies roughly 6km from the Buzau city outskirts The total area covered by the wind farm spans 2,777ha out of which 147.8ha will be impacted by construction with permanent facilities occupying an additional 44.5ha The Vifor wind farm will incorporate a total of 72 EnVentus V162 wind turbine generators (WTGs) The turbines will feature a three-bladed rotor with a diameter of 162m The turbines will be perched atop 166m-tall hubs All WTGs across the project area are intended to be interconnected via underground cable lines to a single transformer station A 1.4km overhead transmission line with a 400kV capacity will carry the electricity from the transformer to the national grid The wind farm will utilise a network of existing agricultural roads and newly constructed access roads Underground cable lines will be installed along these roads The implementation of the project is structured into two distinct phases The 192MW phase one will see the installation of 30 WTGs and is set for commissioning by the end of 2025 The subsequent phase will include the installation of an additional 42 wind turbines The wind farm’s development is segmented into five subprojects will consist of seven wind turbines with a total capacity of 44.8MW The Gheraseni wind farm in the Gheraseni commune will also feature seven turbines with a total capacity of 44.8MW The Smeeni commune will host the Smeeni wind farm equipped with 21 turbines and a combined capacity of 134.4MW the Ţinteşti subproject will include seven turbines The project includes the construction of the central power collection substation within the Pogoanele subproject in Luciu commune under the ownership of the Pogoanele Town Local Council The substation will step up the electric power generated by the wind turbines from 33kV to 400kV Electricity generated from all subprojects will be conveyed to the collection substation via 33kV underground cable lines which avoids the need to install intermediate transformer stations thereby minimising the project’s environmental footprint Rezolv Energy and Low Carbon have secured financing facilities amounting to €291m ($313m) to support the construction of the Vifor wind farm’s phase one The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a €32m loan for the first phase of the project a renewable wind energy and turbine manufacturing company will develop the project under a turnkey engineering Vestas will supply the wind turbines and provide operations and maintenance services for the initial 15 years of operation Rezolv will take over the operations after this period while Vestas will continue to provide maintenance services for the wind turbines under a long-term service agreement Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network A severe cold spell is gripping parts of central and eastern Europe Heavy snow has hit Romania hard in recent days closing down schools and snarling road and rail traffic Authorities say more snow and blizzards will hit parts of Romania already paralysed by bad weather thousands stranded in their homes and closed roads Four people have died in weather-related incidents in Bulgaria over the past few days Heavy snow and strong winds have left dozens of villages in the eastern half of the Balkan country without electricity and water Temperatures dipped to -22 C (-8 F) in Moscow and -31 C (-24 F) in surrounding regions The temperature was 10 degrees below average for this time of year and expected to drop further Snow fell in the central Adriatic coast in Croatia which is highly unusual because the region has a Mediterranean climate The ice and snow in the seaside town of Sibenik prompted authorities to close down the schools there Heavy snow is also falling in neighbouring Montenegro