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Bucharest, 29 September 2026 – Held at ROMAERO Bucharest, ENERGY EXPO 2026 brought together companies from across Romania’s energy ecosystem, from generation and infrastructure to technology and services. Over three days, the event provided a snapshot of where the market stands today — and highlighted a central challenge for the next stage of energy investment: how can infrastructure keep pace with the rapid development of new generation capacity?
The same themes came up repeatedly: grids, storage, grid connection and execution. Discussions held by WALDEVAR with partners, clients, investors and industry professionals reflected this shift in the market. Hundreds of meetings took place throughout the event, covering projects at different stages of development and the challenges of bringing multiple elements of the energy infrastructure together.
This shift is already visible in the scale and diversity of WALDEVAR’s project portfolio: more than 4 GW of contracted projects, more than 100 solar PV projects and more than 1,000 MWh of BESS under construction, alongside more than 100 transmission and distribution projects. Working across generation, storage and grid infrastructure gives the company a direct view of a market where every new generation project increasingly brings with it questions around grid capacity, storage and integration.
For Christian Leonte, CEO of WALDEVAR Holding, this evolution shows that the pace of the energy transition will increasingly depend on the ability to turn investment into infrastructure.
“The cost of inaction is higher than the cost of action. This is becoming increasingly clear in the energy sector. We need more generation capacity, but we also need grids, storage and the infrastructure required to keep pace. In the years ahead, the ability to turn investment into projects that are built and operational will make the difference.”
From an EPC perspective, the same pressure is reflected in the increasingly integrated nature of the projects reaching execution. Generation, storage, grid infrastructure and automation are becoming increasingly interdependent, changing the way projects need to be developed and delivered.
The evolution of Floating PV is another example of this shift, as the technology is transitioning from niche projects to massive, utility-scale deployments. At ENERGY EXPO, WALDEVAR Floating PV showcased a full-size floating PV installation in a pool, with Nufărul as a reference project — the most complex FPV installation on a hydroelectric dam, developed by WALDEVAR Floating PV for Hidroelectrica on the Ipotești reservoir.
“Floating PV is entering a phase where we are talking about industrial-scale projects and significant capacities. Nufărul is a concrete example of this evolution. For the market to develop at scale, we also need dedicated manufacturing capacity, which is why we are developing a Floating PV manufacturing facility in Romania,” says Alessandro Amato, CEO of WALDEVAR Floating PV.
Meanwhile, WALDEVAR Robotics brought live demonstrations to the event, showcasing robotic solutions designed to support the operation and maintenance of energy infrastructure.
“Robotics can add value wherever monitoring and intervention involve exposure, difficult access or repetitive tasks. We are developing solutions for infrastructure monitoring, inspections and remote intervention, with sensors, cameras and other tools integrated according to the specific application. The focus is on developing practical solutions that can support teams working with energy infrastructure,” says Bogdan Costea, Team Leader, WALDEVAR Robotics.
Taken together, the discussions at ENERGY EXPO point to a market entering a new phase. The challenge is no longer simply to add generation capacity, but to build the infrastructure needed to integrate it. Generation, grids, storage and digital technologies are becoming increasingly interconnected, and the ability to develop and deliver these components together will increasingly shape the pace at which Romania can turn energy investment into operational infrastructure.
About WALDEVAR
WALDEVAR Holding is a Bucharest-based group of companies operating across the entire value chain of utility-scale renewable energy projects—from engineering and construction to grid connection, energy storage integration, and operations & maintenance.
The Group consists of the following companies: WALDEVAR Energy, WALDEVAR Floating PV, WALDEVAR Power Grid, WALDEVAR O&M, WALDEVAR Security, WALDEVAR Robotics, as well as WALDEVAR Foundation.
With more than 4 GW of installed or currently under construction capacity across Romania, Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and France, a workforce of more than 2,000 in-house specialists, and a fleet of over 400 heavy construction machines, WALDEVAR is one of Europe's largest EPC contractors in the renewable energy sector.
