Solar power in Romania had an installed capacity of 1,374 megawatt (MW)[1][2] as of the end of 2017. The country had in 2007 an installed capacity of 0.30 MW, which increased to 3.5 MW by the end of 2011,[3] and to 6.5 MW by the end of 2012. However, the record year of 2013 was an exception, and new installation fell back from 1,100 MW to a moderate level of 69 MW in 2014.
Romania is located in an area with a good solar potential of 210 sunny days per year and with an annual solar energy flux between 1,000 kWh/m2/year and 1,300 kWh/m2/year. From this total amount around 600 to 800 kWh/m2/year is technically feasible.[4] The most important solar regions of Romania are the Black Sea coast, Northern Dobruja and Oltenia with an average of 1,600 kWh/ m2/year.[5]
- ^ https://www.eurobserv-er.org/pdf/photovoltaic-barometer-2018-en/ [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "IEA PVPS TRENDS 2014 in Photovoltaic Applications" (PDF). iea-pvps.org/index.php?id=trends. 12 October 2014. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2014.
- ^ Photovoltaic barometer
- ^ "Beneficiați de avantajele energiei solare" (in Romanian). Wagner Solar. 2007. Archived from the original on 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "Energia solara in Romania" (PDF) (in Romanian). Universitatea Tehnica Cluj. 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-25.