The Mihai Viteazu unit will include 40 turbines with 2 MW power each, and it is set for completion by the end of the year.
According to Iberdrola, the Dobrogea wind power complex will include up to 50 wind farms with a combined capacity of 1,500 MW. The project is set for completion by 2017.
The complex should allow the company to generate electricity for approximately one million households, while local carbon dioxide emissions should be reduced by 1.25 million tons.
Iberdrola Renovables also said it has concluded agreements with local power grid operator Transelectrica (TEL.RO) for access to the national power network.
The company’s Romanian projects are unfolded in partnership with Romanian companies C-Tech and Rokura, as well as with Eolica Dobrogea, which is owned by Swiss group NEK Umwelttechnik.
Iberdola opened an office in Bucharest in 2009, in a bid to consolidate its presence in Central and Eastern Europe. The company is a significant wind power producer in the region, operating wind farms in Poland (161 MW) and Hungary (158 MW).
Iberdola Renovables operates in 23 countries and it is the global renewable energy leader. The company had an overall installed capacity of 12,532 MW at the end of 2010, and an output of 25,500 GWh.