Romania’s Energy Regulatory Authority has approved the extended Setting Up Authorisation for the second phase of Rezolv Energy’s Vifor wind farm, the company said on Thursday, increasing the total planned capacity of the project to 461 megawatts (MW).
The second phase will include 42 turbines and is scheduled to begin operations in the second quarter of 2027. It follows the ongoing construction of the project’s first phase, comprising 30 turbines rated at 6.4MW each, which is expected to be completed before the end of 2025.
With the latest approval, Vifor is set to become the largest wind project built in Romania in the past ten years, and the second largest in the country’s history, according to Rezolv.
Once fully operational, the wind farm is expected to generate enough electricity to supply more than 700,000 households.
Rezolv said the development supports Romania’s goal of sourcing at least 38.3% of its gross final energy consumption from renewables by 2030. The company described the Vifor project as part of its broader strategy to deliver competitively priced wind energy.
“This approval reinforces our commitment to providing Romania’s lowest levelised cost of energy from wind,” the company said in a statement.
Rezolv added that the Vifor project reflects its focus on advancing large-scale renewable energy infrastructure to help meet national and EU climate targets.
