About us
At Leonidas Energy, we are a team of enthusiastic professionals dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We consider photovoltaic energy of major importance and wish to contribute to the process of securing electricity for the upcoming generations but also for the future in a greener manner.
Our team is specialised in identifying and developing medium to large scale photovoltaic energy power plant sites and stand-alone storage installations. The mix of our passion and experience has contributed to some of the largest RES projects developed in Romania at the moment. Our projects meet the highest standards in terms of economic robustness, technical feasibility and legal compliance.
FIELDS OF COMPETENCE
Hybrid Projects
CEM GORJ County
INSTALLED CAPACITY
50 MW
CEM GORJ County
- Grid connection: the site is crossed by 110 kV and 220 kV overhead lines,
- Land plot type: flat
- Installation type: envisaged PV – open space, elevated, fixed structure
- BESS 187 MWh/42,5 MW
- Secured land; Superficies right, 30 years over a surface of 80 ha;
*Simulation created with PVGIS-SARAH.
CEM ENERGY DOBRA
INSTALLED CAPACITY
126 MW
CEM ENERGY DOBRA
- Grid connection: into 220 KV overhead line,
- Land plot type: flat
- Owned land, surface of 131,13 ha;
- Grid Connection contract signed;
- Bulding permit for power plant obtained;
- Bulding permit for cable route obtained;
- Building permit for connection station - obtained.
*Simulation created with PVSOL software.
CEM GALATI County
INSTALLED CAPACITY
51 MW
CEM GALATI County
- Grid connection: to existing station at 1,4 km distance / the site is crossed by 110 kV and 220 kV overhead lines;
- Land plot type: flat
- Installation type: envisaged PV – open space, elevated, fixed structure
- Secured land; Superficies right, 30 years over a surface of 58 ha;
*Simulation created with PVGIS-SARAH.
CEM CALARASI County
INSTALLED CAPACITY
10 MW
CEM CALARASI County
- Estimated installed DC capacity: 10 MWp;
- Grid connection: to 20/110 kV power station at 1.5 km distance;
- Land plot type: flat;
- Installation type: envisaged PV – open space, elevated, fixed structure;
- Owned land, surface of 9,3 ha.
*Simulation created with PVGIS-SARAH.
CEM VASLUI County
INSTALLED CAPACITY
48,6 MW
CEM VASLUI County
- Grid connection: 110 kV LEA 2.2 km distance;
- Land plot type: flat;
- Installation type: envisaged PV – open space, elevated, fixed structure;
- Secured land; Concession, 25 years over a surface of 41,6 ha;
*Simulation created with PVGIS.
CEM Ialomita County
INSTALLED CAPACITY
44,8 MW
CEM IALOMITA County
- Grid connection: to existing station at 2,7 km distance,
- Land plot type: flat
- Installation type: envisaged PV – open space, elevated, fixed structure
- Secured land; Concession, 40 years over a surface of 42,76 ha;
*Simulation created with PVGIS.
CEM ALBA County
INSTALLED CAPACITY
130 MW
CEM ALBA County
- Estimated installed DC capacity: 157 MWp
- Grid connection: intyo 220 kV overhead line at 1,65 km distance,
- Land plot type: sloping land
- Installation type: envisaged PV – open space, elevated, fixed structure
- Secured land; Concession, 25 years over a surface of 127,27 ha;
*Simulation created with PVGIS.
Standalone Battery Energy Storage System Projects
BESS TELEORMAN County
150 MWh/75 MW
BESS Teleorman County
- Key specifications: 150 MWh/75MW
- Grid connection: to DEO power station at 200 meters distance
- Land plot type: flat land
- Installation type: envisaged standalone BESS – ground-mounted, containerized system;
- Owned land, surface of 1,5 ha.
BESS ARAD County
600 MWh/300 MW
BESS ARAD County
- Key specifications: 600 MWh/300MW;
- Grid connection: possibility to connect into 400 KV overhead line, at 240 meters distance;
- Land plot type: flat land
- Installation type: envisaged standalone BESS – ground-mounted, containerized system;;
- Secured land; Superficies right, 30 years over a surface of 9,9 ha.
BESS DAMBOVITA County
240 MWh/120 MW
BESS DAMBOVITA County
- Key specifications: 240 MWh/120 MW
- Grid connection: possibility to connect to a 110/220 kV power station, at approximately 2 km distance;
- Land plot type: flat land;
- Installation type: envisaged standalone BESS – ground-mounted, containerized system;
- Secured land; Superficies right, 30 years over a surface of 1,5 ha.
BESS CALARASI County
150 MWh/75 MW
BESS CALARASI County
- Key specifications: 150 MWh/75 MW;
- Grid connection: adjacent to the 20/110 kV power station;
- Land plot type: flat land;
- Installation type: envisaged standalone BESS – ground-mounted, containerized system;
- Secured land; Superficies right, 30 years over a surface of 2,93 ha.
News from our official legal partner
SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CONNECTION REGULATION
Applicable starting with 1 June 2025
On 29 May 2025, the ANRE Order no. 20/2025 for amending and supplementing certain ANRE orders regarding the connection of users to the public energy grid (“Order no. 20/2025”) was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force on 1 June 2025.
FROM PILOT TO PROGRESS: ROMANIA’S SECOND CFD AUCTION
Introductory considerations
After a successful pilot completed at the beginning of this year, Romania launched the second CfD auction in May 2025, marking another important milestone in the country’s renewable energy transition. Building upon the experiences from the first
STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO ROMANIA'S GRID CAPACITY ALLOCATION RULES
As of Friday, 30 July 2024, a new methodology for grid capacity allocation for projects exceeding 5 MW (applicable as of 1 January 2026) was approved under ANRE Order no 53/2024 (“Order 53”). Order 53 also amends the Connection Regulation on several important matters, highly relevant for the industry.
FIRST ROMANIAN CFD SCHEME TO BE LAUNCHED THIS YEAR!
After the EU Commission approved on 6 March 2024 the CfD Scheme proposed by Romania for onshore wind and PV, the Ministry of Energy launched on 14 March 2024 under public consultation the draft for the Government Decision and the CfD template agreement (the “Draft”).