Dacia press release, 11 September 2026 — republished for Carboratory readers.

Green energy for car production: Dacia launches a photovoltaic project at Mioveni

Dacia has started the “Dacia photovoltaic power plant” project, an investment intended to raise the energy independence of the Mioveni plant and reduce the environmental impact of its industrial activity.

The project has non-repayable European funding through the Modernisation Fund, under the programme for new electricity generation capacity from renewable sources for self-consumption. The financing contract was signed on 19 August 2026 with Romania’s Ministry of Energy.

According to Dacia, the investment sits within Renault Group’s futuREady strategy, which includes technologies meant to raise operational efficiency and cut the carbon footprint. Installed on the Mioveni industrial platform, the plant will use solar energy to cover part of the site’s own electricity use.

The photovoltaic plant will have 8.5 MW of installed capacity and is expected to produce, on average, about 9,094 MWh of renewable electricity a year, equivalent to about 8% of the plant’s requirement. Over an estimated operating life of 20 years, total production could exceed 181,800 MWh, to be used for self-consumption in the factory’s industrial activity.

The company estimates that greenhouse-gas emissions will fall by about 5,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent a year. It also presents the project as a contribution to Romania’s national targets for a higher share of renewable electricity and to industrial decarbonisation.

The total project value is 58.3 million lei (including VAT), of which almost 10 million lei is non-repayable funding, with the remainder financed by the company. Commissioning is planned by the end of 2026, with the possibility of extending the implementation period to 31.12.2028, according to the contract.