Romania is expected to pass its first offshore wind law in the coming months as it targets 3GW of Black Sea capacity by 2032, according to the national energy regulator.
The draft legislation – which was approved by the Senate in February – includes plans to use a contract for difference-like support scheme for offshore wind farms.
George Niculescu, president of the energy regulatory authority ANRE, told the WindEurope 2024 conference in Bilbao that there has been “a lot of interest” in Romania’s nascent offshore wind sector.
Romania has the infrastructure necessary for offshore wind deployment, including a port in Constanța that “can accommodate all of the manufacturers”, and which can assist in other offshore wind buildout in other Black Sea countries’ waters, Niculescu said.
Romania’s first large-scale projects will use turbines with fixed-bottom foundations. “We will see” about floating”, he added.
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