Investments in high-voltage electrical grids and equipment amounted to RON20 million and targeted, among others, upgrade works on the Muzicescu power station in Timisoara, the Chisineu Cris, Simeria, IRUM power stations and retrofit works on the Orastie station (Hunedoara County).
Investments in medium- and low-voltage electrical grids reached some RON50 million and targeted projects in several localities, among which Timisoara, Buzias, Lugoj, Oravita and Orastie.
“E-Distributie Banat continued in 2020 to allocate significant amounts of money for projects aimed at reducing the duration of power outages and extending the capacity of the electrical grid to feed new customers. An important component of these investments consists of digitalization. In 2020, our electricity distribution company installed smart meters for some 50,000 customers in the counties of Arad, Caras-Severin, Hunedoara and Timis,” stated Gino Celentano, general manager of E-Distributie Banat, Dobrogea and Muntenia.
Overall, E-Distributie Muntenia, E-Distributie Dobrogea and E-Distributie Banat, the electricity distribution companies in Romania of Enel Group, envisaged for 2020 the installation of over 170,000 smart meters, in the areas in which they operate. Investments exceeded RON56 million and made it possible for 900,000 Enel customers to benefit from this technology, until the end of 2020.