German company WPD has applied to develop two offshore wind farms in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania with total capacity of about 1900MW.
WPD said it has set up separate project companies to build the 500MW Black Sea 1 and up to 1.4GW Black Sea 2 projects.
The company said it is in close exchange with governmental authorities to support the drafting of the country’s offshore wind law.
WPD Offshore head of offshore wind project development Gabriela Dan Unterseh said: “WPD has its sights firmly set on the Romanian market for renewable energies and can build on a promising pipeline in the offshore wind sector.”
WPD management board member responsible for offshore wind Achim Berge Olsen said: “We are convinced that by developing our offshore projects we are making an important contribution to set Romania’s pioneering role in the expansion of renewables in the region.”
The company has been active in Romania since 2009 and, in addition to the two offshore projects, has further projects for onshore wind onshore with a total capacity of 1.3GW under development.