“This EU investment in the modernization of a key infrastructure for the capital of Romania is a good example of a project that can achieve simultaneously the goal of improving citizens’ daily lives and reaching the Green Deal and climate change targets,” said Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms.
Bucharest’s thermal energy transmission system is one of the largest in the world, supplying over 1.2 million people with heat and hot water.
The investment targets the replacement of 211.94 km of pipes, which is equivalent to 105.97 km of transmission system, to remedy the current problem of the loss of around 28% of the heat between the source and the consumer. Moreover, a new leak-detection system will be installed.
The project will ensure a sustainable and affordable thermal energy transmission system increasing the energy efficiency of the network for a better quality of life of inhabitants and better air quality thanks to a substantial reduction of gas to be burnt. This will contribute to the country’s goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions in line with the European Green Deal, the Commission said.