R.Power starts building 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in Romania northwest

• Poland’s R.Power has broken ground on the 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in north-western Romania, advancing a bankable design with future storage optionality.

Polish renewables developer-operator R.Power has begun construction of the 55-megawatt-peak Lazuri solar farm in north-western Romania, turning a development milestone into concrete works at a time when the country is racing to integrate more clean capacity without compromising grid stability. The project is designed around a bankable template: high-efficiency (often bifacial) modules, DC/AC ratios tuned for robust annual yield rather than headline peaks, and plant-level controls that deliver reactive power support, low/high-voltage ride-through and rapid curtailment in line with Romanian interconnection rules.

Single-axis trackers are expected where terrain permits, extending production into morning and evening shoulder hours and smoothing the site’s output profile. String inverters and unified SCADA will enable string-level telemetry, thermal imaging, and predictive maintenance—small availability gains that compound over the asset’s life. While Lazuri is solar-only at day one, the layout typically preserves transformer headroom and pad space for a future two-to-four-hour battery, creating the option to shift midday output into evening ramps and to earn ancillary revenues as flexibility markets mature.

Execution discipline will matter. Early reservations for long-lead electrical gear—power transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, protection relays—often determine schedules as much as construction pace. Standardized foundations and pre-engineered cable routes help reduce change orders in the field, while rigorous QA/QC (torque checks, grounding continuity, commissioning tests) keeps the project on track to commercial operation.

Community and environmental safeguards are part of the plan: traffic and dust controls during build, drainage sized for intense rainfall, glare studies where needed, and biodiversity measures such as species-rich groundcover and reinforced hedgerows that integrate the array into the landscape. Decommissioning provisions and recycling pathways for modules and balance-of-plant components provide long-term reassurance for landowners and municipalities.

For Romania’s grid, Lazuri adds a meaningful block of local daytime generation; for consumers, more PV helps moderate daytime prices and reduce reliance on gas peakers during shoulder seasons. For R.Power, it’s another step in a Central-Eastern Europe strategy that emphasizes repeatable engineering, disciplined interconnection, and portfolio-level O&M to turn pipelines into electrons on the wire.