The French group of companies Qair, specialising in the construction of RES facilities, will build in Moldova the country’s largest wind power plant (WPP) with a capacity of 27.5 MW, the company said. Qair has won the relevant tender in Moldova.
The report also noted that in Romania, the group has been awarded a second 50MW contract for price difference (CfD) for its 100MW Cobadin wind farm under construction in the Constanta region, while construction is also underway on an 8MW wind farm in Bordey Verde, a project supported by the EU. With the wind power project in Moldova, the total capacity of the company’s wind power plants under construction will amount to 135.5 MW.
“The signing of the agreement in Moldova reflects the growing complementarity of the Moldovan and Romanian markets, which are now coordinated by a single operator. This allows Qair to optimise asset management and maximise the return on its investment in the region,” the statement said.
Qair also has 1.7GW of wind, solar and energy storage capacity in operation or under construction in the UK, Poland, Germany and France. The group is developing a portfolio of projects totalling 34 GW in 20 countries in Europe, Latin America and Africa.
In June, Moldova’s Ministry of Energy identified 4 companies that will invest €200 million over three years in the construction of wind and solar parks with a total capacity of 165 MW. A new round of tenders for the construction of RES with an estimated capacity of up to 173 MW is scheduled for October 2025.
The development of RES generation in Moldova will contribute to the realisation of the authorities’ plans to secure at least 30% of electricity consumption from renewable sources by 2030. In 2024, Moldova’s RES generation produced 691 thousand MWh of electricity, which is 16.7% of annual consumption.