Enel Sees Romania's Renewable Power Output Rising To 31.4 TWh By 2020

05.11.2011 By Florentina Dragu

Romanian renewable power output is poised to grow 80% to 31.4 TWh by 2020, from 17.2 TWh in 2010, fueled by higher wind power production, according to estimates from Enel Green Power, a unit of Italy’s utility Enel.

Enel Green Power forecasts an annual growth of renewable energy production of 6.2% over the next ten years in Romania.

The company estimates a total installed capacity of renewable energy of 12.6 GWh in 2020, from 7.1 GWh in 2010.

Romanian power output stood at 59 TWh in 2010. Coal energy amounted to 38% of total production, followed by hydro (28%), nuclear (18%), natural gas (14%), oil (1%), wind (0.5%) and biomass (0.05%).

Founded in 2008, Enel Green Power is the renewable energy arm of Italy's Enel.

Enel Green Power is developing three windfarms in Romania, with a total capacity of 180 MWh. Additionally, Enel group is slated to start construction of a 48 MWh project in Moldova Noua in the coming period.