CEZ Distributie, a unit of Czech utility group CEZ, is the operator of the electricity supply network in Oltenia.
“The consumption need in the region is at some 900 megawatts, while the solar projects that have acquired grid connection permits have an aggregate capacity of 1,117 megawatts,” Doina Vornicu told an energy conference.
She said developers of solar energy projects totaling 585 megawatts have already signed connection agreements.
“In theory, the consumption in the region could be covered entirely from solar energy,” Vornicu added.
The only limitation, she said, stems from the large number of conventional power producers which are located in the same region, including Oltenia energy holding and the Iron Gates hydropower plant.
“I don’t think the power grid is ready for such an explosion of projects,” Vornicu said.