CEZ Fantanele Wind Farm is a 600MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Constanta, Romania. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. The project construction commenced in 2008 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in June 2010. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project was developed by CEZ Romania, Continental Wind Partners and Monsson Group. The project is currently owned by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.

The project generates 1,185GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 1,400,000 households.

The CEZ Fantanele Wind Farm (CEZ Fantanele Wind Farm I), has 100m high towers.

The CEZ Fantanele Wind Farm (CEZ Fantanele Wind Farm II), has 100m high towers.

Development status

The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2008 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in June 2010.

Power purchase agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Axpo Holding under a power purchase agreement for a period of 7 years from 2021. The contracted capacity is 300MW.

Contractors involved

GE Renewable Energy was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the wind power project.

GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The project consists of 240 units of 2.5-100 turbines, each with 2.5MW nameplate capacity.

GE Renewable Energy is the O&M contractor for the wind power project, commencing from the year 2010.

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About Continental Wind Partners

Continental Wind Partners LLC (CWP) is a renewable energy company that develops and operates wind farms. The company’s business activities range from greenfield project through development, financing, and construction. It also offers project development activities include site selection, development and design, procurement and financing, wind measurement, and construction management and operation. CWP’s projects include Boco Rock Wind Farm, Sapphire Wind Farm, Independenta, and others. The company develops projects in Australia, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, and Serbia. CWP is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the US.

About Monsson Group

Monsson Group (Monsson) is a renewable energy company that designs, develops and constructs wind farms. The company’s services include renewable energy project development, project management and owner’s engineering, operations management and asset management, battery energy storage solutions, research and development, school of skills training center, monsson trading, green hydrogen solutions among others. The company's projects include Wind Farms and Wind Projects, Large Scale PV Plants, Green Hydrogen Projects among others. It has operational presence in various geographical regions including Ireland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Qatar, Turkey, South Africa, the US and the UK. Monsson is headquartered in Constanta, Romania.

This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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