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| Iberdrola Renovables granted license by Romanian grid operator Iberdrola Renovables, the worldwide market leader in wind energy, has been granted a license by the Romanian grid operator Transelectrica to connect a total of 1, 500 megawatts (MW) of wind power to the national electricity grid. This planned output will enable the Spanish giant to generate enough energy in Romania to supply nearly one million households, while also curbing yearly CO2 emissions by 2.6 million tonnes. The license will pave the way for the company to roll out its Dobruja project, the most ambitious wind-power project of its kind developed in the world to date one that will witness the start-up of 50 wind farms in the region of Dobruja, in south-eastern Romania. The Company intends to build these wind farms between 2011 and 2017. Iberdrola Renovables is implementing all its projects in Romania with the company Eolica Dobrogea (owned by the Swiss engineering group NEK and the Romanian companies C-Tech and Rokura). The company intends to begin construction this year on its first wind facility in Romania: the 80-MW Mihai Viteazu farm. This particular project does not fall within the new power concession granted by the Romanian government, but will also be located in the region of Dobruja. The farm is expected to be brought into service in January 2011. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |