Rezolv Energy has appointed seven companies to build and equip its planned 1.36-GWp Dama Solar plant in western Romania, a project expected to produce 1,800 GWh of electricity annually.
Rezolv estimates that output would equal 36% of Romania’s solar generation in 2025. The planned site exceeds 1,000 hectares, and construction staffing is expected to peak at about 1,500 people, the developer said.
Three separate construction packages will go to CHINT Green Energy, CMC Europe and Solarpro. EnergoBit and Siemens Energy were selected for high-voltage infrastructure, while Tongwei and Astronergy will supply photovoltaic modules. Astronergy said Nov. 12 that its contribution will be ASTRO N7 Pro modules.
West Power Investments, the project company, signed a financing package of up to €561 million with 14 lenders in late September, Rezolv said. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €100 million toward an estimated total investment of €728 million. The EIB says two 15-year contracts for difference cover 520 MW; remaining electricity is intended for market sales and long-term agreements with commercial and industrial customers.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says the site partly overlaps two Natura 2000 areas and includes critical habitat. Its review anticipates residual impacts on some bird species with protected status or conservation concerns. Rezolv has designated 82 hectares for a nature reserve, and the EBRD estimates biodiversity measures will produce a net gain of 265.64 habitat hectares.
The EBRD says construction-related access restrictions could temporarily affect two pastoral households. It also says a regional civil society organization withdrew a challenge over habitat and bird impacts in 2024 after a Biodiversity Action Plan was agreed.
Rezolv Energy CEO Alastair Hammond said the project would help reduce emissions and make Romania’s energy supply more secure. Rezolv expects commercial operations to begin in the second half of 2028.
