The consultancy company’s report shows that Romania gained one point in its general index for renewable energy, which is now at 44, as the local installed wind power capacity will double by the end of the year, to 1 Gw.
Spanish Iberdrola will build in Romania the world’s largest land-based wind farm, which will have a capacity of 1.5 Gw. The park will be constructed in several stages, between 2011 and 2017.
On the wind farm segment, Romania climbed six positions in the chart, to 18, while for solar energy Romania dropped two positions, to 24.
The chart is topped by China, the United States and India.
Among southeast European countries, Greece tanks 10th, Poland ranks 14th, and Bulgaria, a new entry, ranks 32nd.