E-Distributie Dobrogea invests 1.6 million RON in the extension of the electricity grid in Constanta County

E-Distributie Dobrogea, the electricity distribution operator part of the Enel Group, completed the works of extension of the electricity grid in Poarta Alba locality, Constanta County, by approximately 12 kilometers. It is the largest work of its kind in 2021, following which 460 consumers have access to electricity.

The investment of the distribution operator amounts to over 1.6 million RON, together with the costs borne by the Poarta Alba Mayor’s Office, according to the legislative provisions elaborated by the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE). During this year, E-Distributie Dobrogea had similar works in place to expand the grid in three other localities in Constanta County, more precisely in Navodari, Cumpana and Lazu.

Following the investment, the medium voltage lines were extended by over 2.4 kilometers, and the low voltage lines by approximately 9.2 kilometers, the route of the grid being an underground one. The works took place over two years and involved the installation of two transformer stations in the telecontrol system and 176 distribution boxes. The project serves the 459 new lots in the North-East area of ​​Poarta Alba.

In Dobrogea, E-Distributie has planned investments of 185 million RON in 2021, in the modernization and digitalization of electricity grids, including through the installation of smart meters. The value of this year’s modernization and maintenance programs of the electricity grid is in addition to the investments of 1.5 billion RON, made in total by E-Distributie Dobrogea between 2006 – 2020.