Restart Energy has completed a solar power plant for Romtextil worth more than half a million euros, an investment that will breakeven in about 3 years

Armand Domuța, CEO & Founder Restart Energy: “In the current climate, energy costs can make the difference between a profitable industrial business and one that is barely moving forward”

• The panels installed in the city of Constanța cover a total area of 6,480 sqm;
• The photovoltaic plant, with a total power of 807 kWp, produces 888 MWh annually;
• The project equates to a reduction in energy costs of € 171,000 per year;
• CO2 emissions will be reduced by 293 tonnes per year and radioactive waste by 2.66 kg per year;
• Restart Energy has so far completed more than 120 PV projects, which have the capacity to produce 20.54 GW and with the help of which 13,209 kg of CO2 emissions have been avoided.

Restart Energy has completed the construction and installation of a photovoltaic power generation system for Romtextil S.A. worth more than half a million euro. The investment will pay for itself in about 3 years.

The rooftop project has a total output of 807 kWp and was installed on the roof of Romtextil SA’s production unit in Constanta.

Restart Energy has installed 1,404 panels on an area of 6,480 sqm. The panels will produce 888 MWh of energy annually, which is about 12% of the company’s energy needs.

The solar power plant reduces the amount of CO2 emissions emitted into the atmosphere by about 293 tonnes per year and reduces radioactive waste disposed of by about 2.66 kg per year.

Carbon emission reductions through the implementation of solar energy projects will be monitored through the RED platform, implemented in 2021, a marketplace dedicated to carbon footprint calculation, carbon emission reduction through sustainability projects or carbon footprint offsetting. Green attributes, both those obtained for individual sustainable actions and carbon credits, can be sold internally through the RED platform marketplaces, through a technologised, transparent and secure process dedicated to reducing carbon emissions and improving ESG policies.

„The decision to consume green energy from nature’s own sources at lower cost is a simple one. Photovoltaic panels significantly reduce an industrial company’s production costs and bring added stability in an unstable economic climate”, says Aurica Cojocaru, Romtextil Administrator.   

„In the context of recent years, energy costs can make the difference between a profitable industrial business and one that is barely moving forward. Easy access to cheap and renewable sources of own energy is a precondition from which growth can start for local SME industrial customers but also for key account, big local and multinational customers. Our solutions, through our Solar, Cogeneration, Supply or Distribution Division, and the support we offer in choosing financing solutions are dedicated to optimizing the partner’s costs and making them independent, with predictability in their development plans”, says Armand Domuța, CEO & Founder Restart Energy.

Restart Energy provided the entire energy efficiency project for the beneficiary company, from consulting and design to implementation.

In January 2021, Restart Energy signed a partnership with the American fund Interlink Capital Strategies of Washington DC to finance the development of 500 MW of renewable projects in Romania by 2025, to supply 100% locally produced green energy to all end customers.

In February 2021, Restart Energy successfully launched the first convertible green bond issue in Romania to be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange with the code REO26.

About Restart Energy

Restart Energy is a leading energy company with mixed Romanian-American capital. With more than 15 years of expertise of the management team, Armand Domuța and Renato Doicaru founded Restart Energy in 2015, reaching today a portfolio of more than 120 renewable solar energy projects. Through the implemented EPC projects, the company offers its partners stability and predictability and facilitates their access to energy. Restart Energy has a major regional and local role to play in helping companies streamline costs and increase profitability through sustainable green energy projects.

Restart Energy recently won The Diplomat magazine’s Energy Transition Award in the Transformational Leadership category from Business Review magazine and the Club Antreprenor Award for Excellence in Energy. 

About Romtextil SA

Established in 1993 in Constanta, Romtextil SA is the market leader in the production of polypropylene bags in Romania. Romtextil products are present on the most demanding markets in Europe, Asia and Africa. The company has over 300 employees, a monthly production capacity of over 1,000 tons of polypropylene and ended 2022 with a turnover of 104,399,248 lei.