en.Wedoany.com Reported - Finnish company Korkia has obtained grid connection permits from Romania's transmission system operator Transelectrica for two hybrid solar-plus-storage projects located in Caraș-Severin County in the southwestern part of the country, with a total solar capacity of 273 MW and a co-located 250 MW battery energy storage system.

These permits, known as "avize tehnice de racordare," were issued in May 2026. Korkia secured the approvals under Romania's transitional first-come, first-served framework, prior to the grid access system reform implemented in January 2026, which has since shifted to an auction-based permit system.

Helsinki-based Korkia stated that the projects are expected to reach ready-to-build status by the end of 2026 and could begin generating electricity in 2028, without requiring capacity upgrades to the transmission network.

Prior to obtaining the Iron Gates permits, Korkia secured grid connection approval in March 2026 for its Alexandria portfolio in Teleorman County, which includes 320 MW of solar and 303 MW of battery storage. This brings Korkia's total grid-permitted project portfolio in Romania to nearly 600 MW of solar and over 550 MW of battery storage.

Romania has emerged as one of the most active utility-scale battery storage markets in Central and Eastern Europe, with developers such as Enery, R.Power, and Toki Power advancing projects totaling several gigawatt-hours of capacity nationwide.

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