French firm Ecosun Expert inaugurates 2.5 MWp solar park in central Romania

French company Ecosun Expert and several private investors have inaugurated a 2.5 MWp photovoltaic park at Podu Olt, in the central Romanian county of Brasov. Following a n investment of around EUR 5 million, the 5.7 – hectare park features over 9,700 solar modules delivered by French firm Voltec Solar. The developer of the park is actually a distributor for the solar modules from Voltec Solar, and will use its first project as a showroom as well, according to Frederic Rohmer, associate director. The annual estimate production of the solar park is of 3.3 Gwh, which could supply electricity to 3,000 households in the village of Podu Old and in the larger locality of Harman in Brasov. To install 1MW of capacity in a solar project, a EUR 1 to EUR 2 million investment is required, depending on whether the land cost was included, access roads, security systems, as well as the solar panels, according to Ecosun Expert. French Ecosun Expert produces energy in five solar parks with a total capacity of 10 MWp across the world. editor@romania-insider.com