Dacia’s project comes a short while after owner Renault covered a 40-ha area with photovoltaic panels in all its 6 production facilities in France, this being the largest system of this kind created by a company in the car industry.
Upon the completion of the around 60-MW investment, equivalent to around EUR80-90 million, Renault announced feasibility studies started for solar projects in Slovenia, Morocco, Brazil, Columbia, Chile and Romania.
“We confirm there is a photovoltaic park at Dacia. More details will be released in due course,” said representatives of Dacia’ communication department, without specifying how large the project could be or what the investment could amount to.
The project will most likely be placed on the roof of the Mioveni plant, according to sources in the company.
Other companies are also considering installing solar power panels on the roof of their units. One such example is the IKEA store in Baneasa (northern Bucharest).
On the other hand, Selgros is the first major retailer who is already starting to make money from solar energy, having installed panels on one of its stores and planning to invest an estimated EUR20 million to place solar panels on more than half its stores.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)