Lender-standard ESIA for wind and solar projects in Romania
An Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) identifies, predicts and manages a project’s effects on the natural environment and surrounding communities — prepared to the standard international financiers require.
Who this is for
Developers and lenders who need a single body of work that satisfies both Romanian permitting authorities and international financiers — without commissioning two parallel studies or discovering a gap late in due diligence.
What our ESIA includes
- Scoping and gap analysis against IFC PS6, EBRD PR6 and Equator Principles IV
- Multi-season biodiversity baseline surveys across invertebrates, herpetofauna, birds, mammals and bats
- Appropriate Assessment for Natura 2000 sites
- Critical habitat assessment where triggered under IFC PS6
- Impact assessment applying the mitigation hierarchy: avoid, minimise, restore, offset
- Biodiversity management plans and, where required, a Biodiversity Action Plan
- Integration into the project’s Environmental & Social Management System
Why lender-standard matters
Commercial banks applying the Equator Principles, and development banks such as the IFC and EBRD, require environmental and social due diligence before they lend. A study prepared only for Romanian permitting often does not meet these requirements — leading to repeat surveys, delays, or financing risk. We build the assessment to both frameworks from the start, so it serves the regulator and the financier at once.
Compliance with Romanian regulation
The same assessment is structured to meet Romanian law — OUG 57/2007, Legea 292/2018 and Ordinul 1682/2023 — so it supports the EIA and appropriate-assessment permitting process with the Romanian environmental authorities. See the standards we work to →
Deliverables
A bilingual (English/Romanian) ESIA report, technical biodiversity chapters, a non-technical summary, GIS mapping, and the associated management plans.
ESIA — frequently asked
What standards does your ESIA meet?
IFC Performance Standard 6, EBRD PR6 and the Equator Principles IV, alongside Romanian regulation (OUG 57/2007, Legea 292/2018, Ordinul 1682/2023).
Does a Romanian EIA satisfy international lenders?
Not on its own. Romanian permitting and lender requirements overlap but are not identical; lenders typically expect IFC PS6-aligned biodiversity assessment, which a standard local study may not provide.
Can you align an existing Romanian study to IFC PS6?
Yes — we run a gap analysis against the relevant standards and prepare the bridging work needed to make the study bankable.
How long does an ESIA take?
It depends on the survey seasons the site requires; lender-standard biodiversity baselines usually need a full survey year.