Romania is set to host one of its largest solar PV projects with the 282 MW Corbii Mari facility, which will generate power using back contact (BC) modules from Chinese manufacturer LONGi. The project will mark the country’s largest deployment of BC technology, according to the partners.
Under a collaboration with Israel’s renewable energy developer Nofar Energy, which is developing the facility in Dambovita County of Romania, LONGi will supply more than 430,000 of its Hi-MO 9 BC solar PV modules for the project. LONGi’s Hi-MO 9 module delivers up to 24.2% commercial module efficiency, placing the company in the 2nd spot in the TaiyangNews TOP SOLAR MODULES listing (see TOP SOLAR MODULES Listing – August 2025).
LONGi says that its BC modules will enable an estimated annual output of 380 GWh, enough to power over 50,000 local households.
“Corbii Mari transcends conventional solar deployments – it's a powerful validation that BC technology has matured into Europe's utility-scale foundation,” said President of LONGi Europe, Leon Zhang. The facility is scheduled to go online in 2026.
The Corbii Mari project is Nofar Energy’s largest overseas independent power producer (IPP) project as it eyes further expansion in Europe. In Romania, the company already operates the 155 MW Ratesti Solar Power Project, which was grid-connected in 2023 and was the largest ground-mounted PV facility in the country at the time (see 155 MW Solar Park Inaugurated In Romania).
Nofar has secured the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International to support the construction of its Iepuresti and Ghimpati solar projects in Romania (see EBRD Throws Weight Behind 300 MW Solar PV Projects In Romania).
Both Nofar and LONGi have been in a module supply partnership since 2003 for utility-scale installations across Europe. In January 2025, they expanded the partnership to exceed 1 GW for the use of LONGi’s Hi-MO 7 and Hi-MO 9 modules for Nofar’s future projects.
LONGi will discuss its BC technology in a TaiyangNews Special Webinar on Unlocking the Utility Potential of BC Technology on September 30, 2025 (see Sep. 30, 2025: TaiyangNews Special Webinar - Unlocking the Utility Potential of BC Technology).
