In April, the teams of contractors will start works at Husi and Falciu stations. At the same time, all stations were supplied with basic equipment.
The electrical substations will be modernized by replacing high and medium voltage equipment. Also, the necessary conditions will be created for the integration in SCADA (remote data control and acquisition) of the five transformer stations.
The main objective of the works is to increase the security 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. Also, the quality of the distribution service will be improved for more than 40,000 customers who are fed from the stations included in the project.
Accessing European funding sources is a priority for Delgaz Grid, in order to achieve the objectives of modernizing and digitizing the electricity distribution infrastructure. At the moment, seven projects, worth about RON187 million (about EUR37 million), with co-financing of RON140 million, are in different stages of implementation.
Two similar projects, which entail upgrade works for the takeover of electricity produced from renewable resources at three electrical substations in Iasi County and three electrical substations in the counties of Suceava and Botosani, are currently in various stages of implementation.
Two other projects, aimed at modernizing the distribution network and installing 10,000 smart meters for consumers, are underway in the city of Iasi and the town of Suceava.
Also, two EU-funded projects are being implemented: one targets the digital skills of staff and the other targets cybersecurity objectives.