OMV Petrom and RNV Infrastructure move 300 MW of wind projects into execution

OMV Petrom and RNV Infrastructure have announced that three wind projects with a combined installed capacity of around 300 MW are entering the execution phase following the adoption of the Final Investment Decision (FID). According to the companies, the projects already hold the required permits, while electricity production is expected to start gradually from the first half of 2027.

The projects included in this phase are Gura Văii in Bacău County with 50 MW, Podu Turcului in Bacău County with 100 MW, and Poiana in Galați County with 155 MW. Together, these assets form the current wind package advancing from development to construction and equipment delivery.

OMV Petrom stated that its 2030 objective is to exceed 2.5 GW of installed renewable capacity together with partners. The company also said it already has 70 MW in operation and more than 1,100 MW under development, including the current wind projects.

These wind assets are part of the broader transaction completed in 2024, when OMV Petrom acquired a 50% stake in Electrocentrale Borzești from RNV Infrastructure. At the time, OMV Petrom said the portfolio comprised around 1 GW of renewable projects, of which approximately 950 MW were wind and 50 MW photovoltaic.

A fourth project, Galați Wind Farm, with a planned capacity of 657 MW, has not yet entered the execution phase. According to the latest company announcement, the final investment decision for that project is still under preparation.

IDR commentary

In the view of the Institute of Danube Research, this decision is important not only for Romania’s energy market, but also for the wider transformation of the Lower Danube and western Black Sea energy space. It shows that major regional energy companies are moving from strategic decarbonization targets to the practical deployment of new generation capacity in eastern Romanian counties with growing logistical and industrial significance. This is an analytical inference based on the official project geography, capacity scale, and implementation stage.

The fact that two of the projects are located in Bacău County and one in Galați County is particularly relevant for the eastern part of Romania, where energy resilience, industrial demand, and regional connectivity increasingly intersect. In this sense, the projects may strengthen not only Romania’s domestic renewable balance, but also the broader infrastructure resilience of the Danube–Black Sea macro-region. This is also an analytical inference grounded in the official locations and project scale.