Romania notified the Commission of its plans to provide public support of approximately EUR254 million (RON1.2 billion) for the rehabilitation of the distribution network of the district heating system in the urban area of Bucharest, notably the transmission pipelines of hot water to the main distribution points.
The planned support will take the form of a direct grant financed by EU Structural Funds managed by Romania.
The Bucharest district heating system is the largest in size in the EU and the second largest in the world, serving 1.2 million inhabitants, covering around 940 km of heat pipes for the transmission system and 2,800 km pipes for the distribution system.
The system rehabilitation will consist in the replacement of sections of main hot water transmission pipelines for approximately 10% of the overall length of the city’s heating network.