Christian Leonte, Waldevar Holding: “We must have Romanian workforce and know-how to develop photovoltaic parks”

“Waldevar is a Romanian company that delivers complete, integrated EPC services. In the last 3 years, more than 1 million pillars of photovoltaic structure have been installed on the ground. That is where our focus is, that is where our main area of ​​activity is, large photovoltaic parks. More than 9 million panels have been installed. In the last 3 years, more than 700 MW have been or are underway.

For these figures, you may wonder what resources are needed. We are over 600 colleagues with great experience in various areas of activity, we cover the entire value chain from design to connection to the network, having all the necessary authorizations even for high voltage lines, design and construction of low and medium substations tension,” Christian Leonte, CEO Waldevar Holding said during Green Energy Conference organized by The Diplomat-Bucharest.

“In addition to the human resources necessary to carry out these projects, we also have the technical resources and the necessary equipment to carry out these works. What differentiates us at this moment from the rest of the players is primarily the ability to quickly mobilize resources to start large-scale photovoltaic parks.

These large-scale projects that are being talked about will be realized and we are ready to be with our partners.

In addition to energy security and energy independence, we must have Romanian workforce and Romanian know-how to develop these photovoltaic parks. These renewable energy production capacities also need maintenance, having a lifespan of 25-30 years.

It is very important that these parks are well made, and the necessary procedures and rules must be respected. It is a very big effort that is reflected in the costs. Most of the time, decisions are made on an accounting basis, not on an economic basis, and this is wrong. CAPEX is important, but it is not the only element in making a decision. The recurrence and importance of these costs must be recognized and considered.

Everyone wants 3 things: high quality, very low price and speed. But we have to see what the priorities are and what is really important. Quality is important for us, as is the speed of execution, and normally the costs are reflected in these two elements.

We must all sit at the same table, discuss and try together, educating each other and helping each other, to advance this energetic transition, to be pragmatic.”