The 1,800 solar panels located on blocks’ roof terraces will produce over 600 megawatt-hours (MWh) per year.

The project, developed by Ad Astra Partners, will have over 1,000 apartments and is due for completion in September 2017.

The compound, located in the south of Bucharest, in the vicinity of Piata de Gros Square, will have a total surface of over 61,000 square meters and will include 15 residential buildings with over 1,000 apartments (studio flats and apartments with two and three rooms).

The first stage of construction works will include four blocks with a total 296 apartments and is due for completion at the end of December 2015.

Each block of the compound will be equipped with an electricity generation system consisting of 120 photovoltaic panels and an inverter turning direct current into alternating current.