Romania announced plans to raise its installed solar capacity to 8 GW by 2030 (up from 1.4 GW at the end of 2022), aiming to contribute 24% of its gross final electricity consumption from renewable sources, as part of its pledges on climate action for its accession to the International Solar Alliance. According to the Romanian government, the country has a solar technical potential of 19.35 GW (25.8 TWh), with some 18.05 GW (24.18 TWh) deemed economically viable under minimum cost scenarios. The International Solar Alliance is a coalition of solar resource-rich countries to address their special energy needs that was launched at the end of 2015 by India and France to help each other to implement the Paris Climate Agreement.
At the end of 2022, Romania had a total installed capacity of nearly 19 GW, 2/3 of which is CO2-free (36% hydro, 16% wind, 8% solar, 8% nuclear, and 1% biomass) and 32% thermal (17% coal, 8% oil, and 7.5% gas). A total of 14 GW of new carbon-free capacity is under development, including 5 GW of solar, over 6 GW of wind and 1.4 GW of nuclear.
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