Also, the necessary conditions were created for the integration into SCADA (remote data control and acquisition) of the two objectives that are part of a project targeting the modernization of five transformer stations in Vaslui County, namely, Husi, Stanilesti, Vetrisoaia, Falciu and Murgeni.
The quality of the electricity distribution service will be improved for the more than 40,000 customers fed from the five stations.
The investment is worth over RON31 million lei is co-financed with approximately RON19.4 million from the European Regional Development Fund (through POIM 2014-2020, Priority Axis 6: Promoting clean energy and energy efficiency in order to support an economy with low emissions carbon), as well as approximately RON3.4 million from the national budget. Delgaz Grid’s contribution exceeds RON8 million, VAT included.
The project, launched in 2019, runs for a period of four years and its main objective is to enhance the safety of taking over the electricity produced from renewable resources by reducing the number of interruptions, reducing the amount of undelivered electricity and reducing the maintenance costs of the distribution network. At the same time, the quality of the distribution service will be improved for the more than 40,000 customers who are fed from the stations included in the project.
Investment projects with European funds Accessing European funding sources is a priority for the Delgaz Grid company in order to achieve the objectives of modernization and digitization of the electricity distribution infrastructure. At this moment, eight projects worth about RON205 million (about EUR42 million), with co-financing of RON153 million (about EUR31 million), are under various stages of implementation. Four projects involving the modernization of three transformer stations from Iasi County, five transformer stations from Vaslui County, two from Botosani County and two from Suceava County are currently under various stages of implementation in order to take over the electricity produced from renewable resources.
Two other projects, aimed at modernizing the distribution network and installing 10,000 smart meters for consumers, are underway in the municipalities of Iasi and Suceava. Also, two projects with European funding are being implemented, one of which aims to strengthen the digital skills of the staff, and the second targets cyber security objectives.
Delgaz Grid, the distribution company of Germany’s E.ON Group, operates a 24,000 km natural gas network in 20 counties from the North and West of Romania (Cluj, Bistrita Nasaud, Maramures, Satu Mare, Salaj, Timis , Arad, Bihor, Caras-Severin, Hunedoara, Mures, Sibiu, Alba, Harghita, Iasi, Botosani, Vaslui, Suceava, Neamt and Bacau) and an electricity network of 83,000 km in six counties in the region of Moldavia: Bacau, Botosani, Iasi , Neamt, Suceava and Vaslui. Since entering the local market in 2005, E.ON has invested over EUR1.9 billion, mainly in the modernization of the gas and electricity networks, and paid EUR2.7 billion in taxes and duties to the state budget.