Solar-hour value recovered under scarcity. That is not the same as solar risk disappearing.
Romania lost its remaining operating Cernavodă unit on 13 August, then spent the week demonstrating both sides of its power transition: abundant solar could push the system into material daytime exports, while the evening system still required large imports after photovoltaic output faded. The commercial response arrived unusually quickly. A 342 MW solar-plus-150 MW / 300 MWh battery project secured a €229 million debt package; the state activated a €150 million standalone-storage call; a 400 million lei residential-battery programme entered consultation; and ANRE approved a market mechanism that can pay demand to reduce load. The scarce product is increasingly not annual renewable energy. It is controllable MWh, at the right node and hour.
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