Stationary BESS Container Brașov, Romania
Equipment-leasing position in EU battery energy storage.
A 3 MWh lithium-ion battery container, manufactured in Brașov by a Romanian manufacturer, on a ten-year lease to a licensed Romanian grid operator. Investor acquires the container through their EU company and collects quarterly rent at a target gross yield of up to 20% per year. Asset stays on the investor's balance sheet for the full ten-year term, with full-replacement cover from Tier-1 EU carriers and a 10 to 15-year cell warranty from the manufacturer.
Asset
| Type | Li-ion battery container, investor-owned |
| Capacity | 3 MWh per unit |
| Form factor | 40-ft container |
| Discharge profile | 4-hour configuration (day-night arbitrage) |
| Manufacturer | Romanian battery manufacturer, Brașov |
| Hardware cost | ~€150,000 per MWh installed |
| Location | Brașov industrial park, Romania |
| Vehicle | Investor's EU-domiciled company |
| VAT treatment | Reverse charge, intra-EU acquisition |
| Insurance | Tier-1 EU carriers, full replacement |
Commercial terms
| Minimum commitment | €500,000 (3 MWh entry) |
| Scalable to | €5M+ via additional containers |
| Target gross yield | Up to 20% p.a., EUR-denominated |
| Income frequency | Quarterly |
| Term | 10 years |
| Downside path | Physical asset retention; re-lease |
| Manufacturer warranty | 10 to 15 years on cells |
Smaller configurations are available on request. The table below reflects the indicative scaling of the same instrument across commitment sizes.
| Commitment | Configuration | Annual income (20%) | 10-year cumulative income | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €500K | 3 MWh / 0.75 MW (40-ft) | ~€100,000 | ~€1,000,000 | May 2026 entry |
| €1M | 6 to 7 MWh / 1.5 to 1.75 MW + working capital | ~€200,000 | ~€2,000,000 | Preferred terms |
| €2.5M | 15 to 16 MWh / 3.75 to 4 MW + working capital | ~€500,000 | ~€5,000,000 | Volume pricing |
| €5M+ | Custom configuration | On request | On request | Bespoke structuring |
Annual income is paid quarterly through the term at a 20% target gross yield (EUR). On a €500K entry across the full ten-year lease, the investor collects ~€1M of cumulative income against the original capital. Returns are pre-tax; effective rate depends on jurisdiction. BESS amortisation typically provides a tax shield (10-year equipment depreciation).
Two stationary units of 250 kW each are already operating in the same Brașov industrial park. Site visit is available on request. The 3 MWh container offered here is the next-generation form factor, produced by the same manufacturing line as the operational units.
| Romania day-night spread | 15 to 25%, the widest in the EU |
| Government support | EUR 300M scheme for standalone BESS |
| Pipeline (announced) | 2 GW+ from listed utilities |
Romania has the widest day-night spread in the EU. The state has €300M earmarked for standalone BESS. Listed utilities have 2 GW+ announced. The lease pays the investor a fixed quarterly rent on the box that captures the spread.
Operator counterparty over a ten-year horizon. The lease pays a fixed rent independent of energy market outcomes. The risk is the operator's ability to keep paying. Mitigant: physical asset retention with re-lease optionality.
Spread compression. The 15 to 25% day-night spread that funds the operator's economics shrinks as more storage gets built. The fixed-rent structure insulates the investor's income from that compression in the short term, but does affect renewal terms beyond the ten-year lease.
Subsidy terms can change. The €300M Romanian support scheme drives the build-out pace. A change in support changes operator economics and, over time, lease renewal terms.
Asset value at year ten. Cell capacity at end of warranty is typically 70 to 80% of original. Re-lease or resale at year ten is at a lower price point than year one.
The investor's EU company is the buyer of record. For VAT efficiency, the company is typically domiciled outside Romania so the intra-EU acquisition is handled under reverse charge. The standard path: 30-minute call to walk through the structure, site visit in Brașov for serious interest, term sheet and SPV setup follow.
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Site visit on request. The two operational 250 kW units in the same park can be inspected.