Chinese industrial group SANY has acquired a 153 MW standalone battery-storage project in Borzești, Romania, strengthening its position in the country’s expanding renewable-energy and energy-storage market.
The project was acquired from RNV Infrastructure, part of the Renovatio Group, through the purchase of all shares in the project company Spark Terminal. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition represents SANY’s first announced standalone battery-storage project in Romania and adds a new component to its growing pipeline of renewable-energy and storage investments in the country.
SANY entered the Romanian energy market earlier in 2026 and has identified Romania as a key investment destination. The company is planning to invest around €1 billion in renewable energy and energy storage as it expands its presence in the local power sector.
Its first Romanian project is located in Dobrești, Dolj county, where SANY plans to develop a 95 MW solar power plant combined with 218 MWh of battery storage. The project is already prepared to enter the construction phase.
The Borzești acquisition expands SANY’s strategy beyond storage systems directly integrated with renewable-generation assets. Standalone batteries can draw electricity from the wider power grid rather than relying on a specific solar or wind plant, enabling them to respond more flexibly to wholesale electricity prices, grid congestion and system-balancing needs.
This flexibility is expected to become increasingly valuable in Romania as the country accelerates the deployment of variable renewable generation. Greater volumes of solar and wind power can increase fluctuations in electricity supply and create a stronger need for assets capable of shifting electricity between periods of surplus and shortage.
For SANY, the Borzești project provides an additional entry point into Romania’s electricity market and strengthens its broader renewable-energy investment strategy. For Romania, the deal further demonstrates that battery storage is emerging as an investment class in its own right, with potential revenues coming not only from supporting renewable generation but also from electricity trading, balancing and other grid-flexibility services.
