“Last year was in line with the budget. We posted slight growth of about 5% on 2015, which means we ended the year with about EUR52 million revenue for Romelectro alone. The very important thing last year, however, was the growth on the project segment,” says Cristian Secosan, general manager of Romelectro group.
The most important contracts the company won last year include installation of a 1,200 MW power plant in Egypt, building electricity lines in Kosovo and the project of the power plant Romgaz is building in Iernut.
One of the problems the company is facing is finding suitable workforce. The energy sector freeze has made many skilled people leave the country.
“One of the most difficult problems is finding skilled personnel. We need skilled people and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find them. The situation on the energy market has resulted in a loss of a lot of people, who either left or chose another trade. We need welders, fitters. It’s a difficult mission even for the subcontractors we work with.”
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)