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Main regions suitable for windfarms projects Dobrogea- wind speed up to 7 m/s at 100 m (Constanta and Tulcea Counties); Moldova Cara Severin 2 Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region

The world’s leading sustainability consultancy 3 Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region Evolution of wind power production capacities in Romania Romania was a leader among emerging markets in Europe in 2012 and placed number five in terms of new installed wind power capacity in Europe after Germany (2,415 MW), United Kingdom (1,897 MW), Italy (1,973 MW) and Spain (1,122 MW). In the same year, Romania ranked 10 th among the most attractive markets for investment in wind energy, surpassing countries like Italy, Brazil, Japan, Australia or the Netherlands.

The world’s leading sustainability consultancy 4 Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region YearInstalled capacity Increase percentage End MW(- %) End MW(- %) End MW(- %) End MW(- %) End MW(+200 %) End MW( %) End MW(- %) End MW(+75 %) End MW(+3200 %) End MW(+78.8 %) End 20121,905 MW( %) End 20132,599 MW(+36.5 %) End 20142,953 MW(+13.6 %) End 20153,047 MW(+3,2%) Evolution of wind power production capacities in Romania Source:

The world’s leading sustainability consultancy 5 Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region Evolution of wind power production capacities in Romania At the end of 2014, 2,952 MW of wind were put into operation and at least 94 MW projects are expected to start construction in But as 6,000 MW of installed capacity received the initial approval, a total of around 3,400 MW is currently in the approval process. Most of these projects will not be implemented in the near future due to the following reasons:  Negative financial conditions for existing and even more so for new wind parks.  Agreements were achieved in time of the gold rush and project developers aimed at selling the approved projects to investors. Investors are not taking up this opportunity due to unfavorable framework conditions (revenue situation, grid connection, etc.).

The world’s leading sustainability consultancy 6 Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region Evolution of wind power production capacities in Romania  Romania has faced a rapid development of wind farms, the regulatory environment has been overwhelmed and is now causing problems both for developers and regulators.  It is in the interest of developers and regulators and the public to have a clear coherent and fair regulatory environment (e.g. more efficient searching for sites, clearer understanding of what level of work is required for the EIA, clearer indicators to investors when AA’s will be required, quicker consenting procedures particularly in low risk areas).

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The world’s leading sustainability consultancy Main barriers to wind farm development in Romania as perceived by Developers (sources: windfarm developers, RWEA, ANRE- Energy Regulatory Body)  actual incentive scheme: 2 certif/MW  June 2013 to 1 (prior 2018)+1( after 2018) and 1 certif/for windfarms after 2018  grid connection /grid availability  stability of the legislation (regulatory changes impact on projects’ planning)  energy licences (Production License issued by ANRE and Grid Operator Permit)  environmental permit and the construction permitting  40% of respondents with potential impacts on nature sites required to undertake CIA and post construction monitoring. Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region

The world’s leading sustainability consultancy. Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region Main challenges for assessing the impacts on biodiversity -Limited public available data on the neighbouring projects (project description, EIAs, AAs, Monitoring reports) which makes very difficult to prepare a cumulative impact assessment. A strong collaboration between developers (maybe intermediated by regulators is very important); -Lack of GIS data showing the permitted projects towards natural protected areas. Lack of full database of GIS turbines coordinates, substations and powerlines for projects permitted for construction and for projects in operation ; -Lack of an unitary permitting approach (short EIA/ full EIA, AA or lack of AA for similar projects in different counties). Discrepancies in permitting approach from county to county. Lack of centralized guidance and trainings for regulators. Limited skilled personnel to deal with biodiversity within authorities; -Lack of a national guideline for windfarm development for both regulators and developers; -Lots of EIAs or AAs were approved by regulators without having biodiversity baseline data, only based of Natura2000 fiches and old statistic information.. Baseline monitoring (and the approach to), mitigation and post-construction monitoring would focus around the priority species and sensitive receptors (birds&bats).

The world’s leading sustainability consultancy. Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region Main challenges for assessing the impacts on biodiversity -No standardised methods (e.g Collision Risk Modeling- CRM) to allow cumulative and comparative data to be collected. Majority of projects permitted without a CRM in the EIA / AA study; -Lack of an unitary methodology for biodiversity monitoring surveys. To date, each expert proposed a method which was usually approved by regulators without amendments which resulted in biodiversity reports hard to be interpreted in a cumulative context; -Lack of GIS data on birds and bats habitats and no update on migration routes; -No unified post-construction monitoring program and very limited reporting to a central organization. Post-construction monitoring are necessary to refine CRM assumptions; -The need that regulators to analyse the post-construction biodiversity reports. The need that developers to notify the mortalities to the regulators.The need of a centralized database with data collected from biodiversity reports and mortalities; -It is important to also consider other possible impacts such as displacement & energy consumption; -The need for reliable data for protected areas - particularly in relation to populations.

The world’s leading sustainability consultancy The importance of indicative sensitivity maps (such as those produced by the Danube Delta authority) to help inform early site selection and survey effort. Protected areas for the conservation of wild birds populations where is recommended the prohibition of the construction of wind power plants (excluding areas for wind turbines and related infrastructure) Source: 2012 Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development. Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region

The world’s leading sustainability consultancy Green = areas with moderate risk Yellow= areas with high risk Red = excluding areas Map of areas where wind turbines construction is allowed, but their construction and operation will be restricted due to gliding flight bird migration and / or wintering populations of geese and swans. Source: 2012 Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development. Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region

The world’s leading sustainability consultancy Blue= Resting Areas Red = Feeding areas Main feeding and resting places for geese and swans in Dobrogea Source: 2012 Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development. Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region

The world’s leading sustainability consultancy 14 Contact details: Dana Bratu ERM Romania Tel +40 (0) Mobile +40 (0) Florin Tudor ERM Romania Tel +40 (0) Mobile +40 (0) Thank you for your attention! Wind power development in Romania - Dobrogea Region