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Romania allocates €650 million for solar, storage at public buildings

New subsidy schemes in Romania will cover up to 100% of the costs associated with installing solar-plus-storage at public institutions, or with adding storage to existing PV installations. Calls for proposals open tomorrow.
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The Romanian government has signed off on two subsidy programs for solar and storage installations on public buildings worth a total €650 million ($755.4 million).

The first program, worth €500 million, covers new solar installations designed for self-consumption featuring mandatory battery storage that must be sized to provide 2 to 4 hours of operation. Projects may also include heat pumps.

The second program, worth €150 million, targets public institutions that already posses renewable energy generation facilities. It will support these institutions to install behind-the-meter battery systems to store the energy they generate from existing self-consumption installations.

Prospective applicants, such as municipalities and county councils, public hospitals, state universities and other state institutions, can apply for funding to cover up to 100% of eligible costs, subject to a cap of €10 million per beneficiary.

The call for proposals opens tomorrow (September 11) and will close for applications on November 6, or until the budget is exhausted.

Project evaluation is set to take place between November 9 and Feb. 12, 2027. Awarded investments must be completed and commissioned by the end of 2029.

The two programs, to be financed by funds from the Modernisation Fund, were signed off earlier this week by Ilie Bolojan, who currently serves as the Prime Minister of Romania in a caretaker capacity.

“Through these investments, public institutions will be able to lower their energy bills and make more efficient use of renewable energy, while simultaneously reducing strain on the grid during periods of high demand,” Bolojan wrote on social media.

The two new subsidy programs are the latest in a series of support measures for public institutions looking to install solar in Romania. In June 2025, the country’s Ministry of Energy signed new financing contracts with 47 public entities for solar installations designed for self-consumption.

Romania recently surpassed 8.5 GW of installed solar capacity with additions over the first six months of 2026 totaling around 1.8 GW.

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