Romania: Eastern Europe’s Emerging Solar Powerhouse and Its Grid Reality

Romania has emerged as one of Central and Eastern Europe’s most active solar markets, with a strong pipeline of utility-scale projects and growing investor appetite. But grid infrastructure has not kept pace with ambition — connection queues are long, TSO capacity is uneven, and permitting timelines remain unpredictable. This roundtable examines where Romania genuinely stands in 2026 and what it takes to get projects across the line.

• Grid connection reality in Romania — which regions have usable capacity and where the queue is effectively closed
• How Romania’s regulatory and auction framework is evolving and what the next procurement cycle looks like
• Storage opportunity in Romania — what the market is delivering today and where the revenue case is building
• Permitting timelines, land availability and the practical challenges of delivering projects in Romania’s regulatory environment
• What international developers and funds need to understand about Romanian offtake structures and bankability