The Ministry of Energy offers 590 million euros for the modernization of heating systems in Romania

The Ministry of Energy is launching today, through the MYSMIS platform, two calls for projects to support investments in the modernization and rehabilitation of the district heating networks in Romanian cities.

Project calls will be launched in the MySMIS2021 platform through a continuous submission procedure, until the total allocated budget is exhausted, or until the submission deadline, whichever comes first, correlated with the performance framework of the Modernization Fund.

“We saw a few weeks ago how tens or hundreds of thousands of Romanians are in the cold and without hot water in their homes. We didn’t stop at seeing the problem, we promised to work on a solution. We kept our promise once again. We are thus launching through the Ministry of Energy, from the Modernization Fund, a call for 590 million non-refundable euros, for the modernization of heating systems.

Bucharest and other cities in the country will be able to invest in decades-old networks, which will reduce maintenance bills for hundreds of thousands of Romanians and ensure normal conditions in their homes. With the launch of this appeal, those keeping people in the cold will have no more excuses. The grant covers up to 100% of the investment costs and is intended as the main solution to the problems related to the lack of hot water and heat caused by an outdated heating system.

We support district heating systems because they are more efficient and less polluting. In parallel, in the next period, we will also launch, through the Modernization Fund, an investment call for new CETs, gas groups, which will also be able to accommodate hydrogen, in the future. These investments must be thought of in an integrated way, including through the lens of the recent decision adopted by the Romanian Government to support the merger between Elcen and Termoenergetica, which form the most important district heating system in Romania.

Investments are the key to development and through investments we can have decent living conditions in all our cities, and the Ministry of Energy is determined to fulfill its mandate and put as many funds as possible for the projects that Romanians need so much,” said Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja.