Thus, E-Distributie Muntenia will carry out a project totaling RON76 million (VAT included) to increase the security of electricity supply of Dascalu and Petrachioaia localities, by modernizing the Petrachioaia power line in Ilfov County. The maximum amount covered from the Modernization Fund is 80% of the eligible expenses, respectively RON50.5 million, and the value covered by the beneficiary is RON25.8 million (VAT included).
The project aims to modernize the electricity distribution networks, to reduce losses within the grid and increase the safety and continuity conditions of the distribution service in the Dascălu, Petrachioaia, Stefanesti, and Afumati areas in Ilfov County. The medium voltage circuits will be resized and reconfigured, the secondary substations will be modernized from overhead to concrete cover and the new secondary substations will be integrated into the remote-control system.
In turn, E-Distributie Banat will carry out a project totaling RON46 million (VAT included) for the modernization of distribution networks, by building medium voltage looped power lines, consisting of 20 kV cables, supplied from the 110/20/10 kV Fratelia and Cetate primary substations in the Timisoara area, contributing to increasing the safety of supply to consumers in this area. Of the total value of the project, the maximum value covered from the Modernization Fund is 80% of the eligible expenses, respectively RON30.6 million.
Following the modernization works, energy losses within the grid will be reduced and moderated impact on the environment will be recorded at the level of the grid. The project has a direct effect on the grid’s ability to distribute energy to new consumers and increase the level of digitalization to improve the management of unplanned outages, for the safe supply of customers.
The validity of both contracts ends upon expiry of the duration of the monitoring period of the projects, i.e. five years from the date of commissioning the investments. According to the implementation schedule estimated by the E-Distributie companies, the projects will be completed in 2026.
“Strengthening the national energy system through the distribution network is also a priority, and it is essential to develop as much as possible green energy production capacities, from wind farms to solar energy. We can only do this through continuous investment, through the acceleration of the Modernization Fund and the absorption of European funds. We are all working at full capacity so that these projects take shape as quickly as possible,” said energy minister Sebastian Burduja.
E-Distribuție Banat has so far attracted non-refundable funding totaling RON63 million for investments, through the current project via the Modernization Fund and through the POIM 10.2 project “Smart interventions to optimize consumption at final customers and improve the quality of the distribution service by using high-quality consumption data – Timisoara, Timis County”. E-Distribuție Muntenia has so far attracted non-reimbursable funding totaling RON91 million – through the current project via the Modernization Fund and through POIM 10.2 “Smart interventions to optimize consumption to final customers and improve the quality of distribution service by using high-quality consumption data in Giurgiu County.”
In total, so far, the three E-Distributie companies have attracted non-refundable funding totaling RON238.9 million.