The project aims to increase connection capacity and security of energy supply for the localities of Balotesti, Corbeanca, and Otopeni, areas with growing consumption.
Work on the building structure began in January, and the new substation is designed as an indoor facility. At the same time, the company is preparing to integrate it into the existing grid by installing the necessary equipment in the Otopeni transformer station, from where one of the high-voltage connections will be made. The second connection will be provided from the Buftea transformer station, according to company representatives.
“The location of the Balotesti facility between the three transformer stations already operational in the area (Otopeni, Buftea, Caciulati) will allow for efficient load balancing, reduced energy losses and increased security in the electricity supply. (…) The new high-voltage connection between the Buftea station and the new Balotesti station will increase the flexibility of the high-voltage network by ensuring the transit of energy from the west of Bucharest to the north,” says Mihai Peste, general manager of Retele Electrice Romania.
At the same time, Retele Electrice Romania is carrying out upgrade work on the medium-voltage networks in the Balotesti area, with a total value of more than RON115 million. Approximately RON23 million of this amount represent the operator’s own contribution, and the rest comes from the Modernization Fund, managed by the Energy Ministry.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)