Nordex Group wins 77 MW turbine order for Urleasca wind farm in Romania as OX2 sells project to Scatec ASA

The Nordex Group has landed a contract to supply and install 11 N175/6.X wind turbines at the Urleasca wind farm in Braila County, Romania—a project totaling 77 MW that Swedish developer OX2 has simultaneously sold to Norwegian renewables company Scatec ASA. Construction is scheduled to begin in Q3 2026, with commissioning targeted for the second half of 2028.

Nordex secures a 77 MW Romanian order from OX2

The contract covers supply and installation of 11 N175/6.X turbines at Urleasca, delivering 77 MW of total installed capacity. It also includes a 35-year Premium Service agreement—a long-term maintenance commitment that keeps Nordex involved at the site well past the construction phase.

The wind farm will sit near the village of Urleasca in Braila County, southeastern Romania, roughly 93 miles northeast of Bucharest. That location puts the project in a region drawing growing interest from international renewable energy developers looking to tap Romania’s wind resources.

The company has now contracted more than 500 MW in Romania in recent months—a significant accumulation that points to a deliberate strategy, not a one-off deal.

OX2 sells the Urleasca project to Scatec ASA ahead of construction

At the same time the Nordex order was confirmed, OX2 sold the Urleasca wind farm—described as a ready-to-build project—to Norwegian renewable energy solutions provider Scatec ASA. The back-to-back nature of the two announcements signals a clean handoff: OX2 developed the project to a construction-ready state, then transferred ownership while keeping an active operational role.

OX2 stays contracted to oversee the entire construction phase, meaning the Swedish developer remains on site even after the sale, managing the build through to completion. Construction kicks off in Q3 2026.

Commissioning is planned for the second half of 2028. That two-year window is fairly typical for a project at this scale, though it leaves room for the permitting or supply chain delays that have hit wind projects across Europe in recent years. One detail that strengthens the project’s financial foundation: Urleasca holds a long-term contract-for-difference with the Romanian state. CfD agreements lock in a fixed electricity price over the contract period, shielding the project from wholesale market swings.

Project adds to Nordex’s growing Romanian pipeline

For Nordex SE, Urleasca is part of a broader push into the Romanian market. The company has now contracted more than 500 MW in Romania in recent months—a significant accumulation that points to a deliberate strategy, not a one-off deal.

Slava Feklin, Nordex’s Country Manager for Romania and Ukraine, framed the order around both the OX2 relationship and the wider market opportunity. “We are delighted to further strengthen our transnational cooperation with OX2—this time in Romania,” Feklin said. “The country continues to offer attractive opportunities for the deployment of modern wind energy technology.”

Feklin also highlighted OX2’s development track record alongside Nordex’s N175/6.X turbine platform as a key factor. The N175/6.X belongs to Nordex’s Delta4000 series, designed for sites with moderate to high wind speeds—conditions that southeastern Romania can reliably deliver.

The Urleasca deal reinforces a pattern that’s become common across European wind development: a specialized developer brings a project to the ready-to-build stage, sells it to a larger energy company with the balance sheet for long-term ownership, and the turbine manufacturer locks in both a supply contract and a decades-long service agreement in one move.

Background: OX2 and the Romanian wind energy market

OX2 is headquartered in Stockholm and operates across five European markets as well as Australia. Its portfolio spans onshore and offshore wind, solar, and battery storage, with total capacity across development, construction, asset management, and operations reaching approximately 33 GW. The company employs around 500 people and is owned by EQT, one of the world’s largest private equity firms.

The Urleasca sale to Scatec ASA fits OX2’s established model: develop projects to a construction-ready or operational stage, divest them, and often stay on as construction managers. It’s a capital-recycling approach that lets the company keep developing new projects without tying up equity in long-term ownership.

Scatec ASA, the buyer, is a Norwegian renewable energy solutions provider with an international project portfolio. Acquiring Urleasca adds a CfD-backed Romanian wind asset to its holdings—exactly the kind of long-term, contracted revenue stream that suits a portfolio-oriented renewables investor. Romania’s broader renewable energy push has been gaining momentum, with CfD mechanisms playing a central role in giving developers and investors the revenue predictability needed to commit capital, attracting both European developers like OX2 and international buyers like Scatec.

A clear path to commissioning in 2028

The Urleasca deal bundles several distinct but connected transactions into one announcement. Nordex wins a 77 MW turbine supply and installation contract plus a 35-year service agreement. OX2 monetizes a ready-to-build Romanian wind project while staying on as construction manager, and Scatec ASA picks up a CfD-backed asset with a clear path to commissioning in 2028.

For Nordex specifically, the order pushes its contracted Romanian capacity past the 500 MW mark—a threshold that signals the country has become a meaningful market for the group, not a peripheral one. Construction is set to start in Q3 2026. Whether that timeline holds is the next milestone worth watching.

Kelly Lippke

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