Market update · Europe
Expansion of European Solar and BESS Marketplace to Romania
Solmeria, a European online marketplace for solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS), has expanded its listings to Romania, adding agrivoltaic and hybrid solar projects. The platform aims to facilitate project sales by connecting developers with buyers, reducing transaction costs, and increasing liquidity.
SolTraCo market update · · 3 min readMarketplace Expansion and Listings in Romania
Solmeria, initially launched with 25 projects in France, has expanded its marketplace to include solar and BESS projects in Romania. The first two Romanian listings are agrivoltaic installations with four-hour storage systems located in Cluj county, featuring 2 MW of solar capacity and a total BESS capacity of 6 MW/24 MWh.
Additionally, the platform now includes a ready-to-build hybrid park in Romania with 55 MWp solar capacity and 193 MWh of storage.
Marketplace Functionality and Buyer Interest
Solmeria was created to bring liquidity to renewable energy projects, accelerate transactions, and reduce intermediation costs. Commissions are only payable upon successful sales and are lower than traditional merger and acquisition agencies.
The Romanian listings have already attracted around ten expressions of interest from buyers. In France, 18 of the 25 projects listed are currently in sale discussions, and a 1 MWp project attracted 35 expressions of interest, demonstrating the platform's effectiveness.
Market Presence and Growth
Since its launch, Solmeria has expanded beyond France to Italy and now Romania, with more than 300 registered acquirers primarily from France and Italy, and new buyers joining monthly.
The platform's strategy focuses on selling individual projects to the right buyers, which is expected to lead to portfolio sales over time.
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