Rezolv energises first 192 MW phase of VIFOR wind farm in Romania

Rezolv Energy announced that it energised the first phase of its VIFOR wind farm in Buzău county, adding 192 MW of renewable capacity to Romania’s electricity grid. A second phase scheduled for completion in 2027 will increase the project’s total capacity to 461 MW.

The first phase comprises 30 Vestas V162 turbines, each with a capacity of 6.4 MW. The turbines have 166-metre towers and rotor diameters of 162 metres, while Vestas also served as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor.

Once the full project becomes operational, VIFOR is expected to generate enough electricity to supply more than 270,000 homes and avoid approximately 540,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions annually, according to Rezolv Energy.

“It’s a proud moment to be energising Romania’s largest new wind project in more than a decade,” Rezolv Energy CEO Alastair Hammond said. “With multiple gigawatts of new wind capacity now in development across the country, we will look back on VIFOR as marking the start of a new era for wind energy in Romania.”

The first phase received up to EUR 291 million in project financing from a consortium of eight lenders led by Erste Group, UniCredit Group, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. It also included the International Finance Corporation, Intesa Sanpaolo Group, OTP Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Garanti BBVA Romania.

The second phase is backed by additional facilities of up to EUR 331 million, largely provided by lenders involved in the initial financing.

The project has also secured six long-term corporate power purchase agreements with T-Mobile Czech Republic, Slovak Telekom, CE Colo Czech Republic, Bekaert, A2A, and Etem Gestamp. Together, the agreements cover more than 350 GWh of electricity annually.

VIFOR comes online after Romanian wind capacity expanded rapidly between 2010 and 2015 and then largely stalled. The country currently has slightly more than 3 GW of installed wind capacity, while its National Energy and Climate Plan targets 7.3 GW by 2030.

The project overlaps with two Natura 2000 areas and is subject to biodiversity management and action plans. Monitoring programmes focusing on birds and bats will continue during its operation, the developer said.

Rezolv Energy and RenewAcad opened a renewable energy training centre in Buzău in 2025. The company said it had provided 200 free training places through its local skills programme.

Launched in 2022 with backing from infrastructure investor Actis, Rezolv Energy develops large-scale wind and solar projects in Southeastern Europe. Its shareholders also include Abu Dhabi investment company Mubadala.