Retele Electrice to complete the modernization of the Obor and Filaret transformer stations in Bucharest by year-end

Retele Electrice Muntenia aims to complete the modernization of the Obor and Filaret transformer stations in Bucharest by the end of 2024.

“Most of our transformer stations are already modernized. By the end of the year, we will complete the last two stations in Bucharest: Obor and Filaret. In the Muntenia region, over 95 percent of our transformer stations are modernized.

In Dobrogea and Banat we have digitalized stations, and we are preparing investment programs for power amplification, but also the replacement of high-voltage equipment so that we have the resilience to supply customers as quickly as possible in case of damage caused by storms or other events,” Mihai Peste, general manager Retele Electrice companies said during a press conference.

“I think that Bucharest has the best quality of electricity distribution service in Romania. We are quite close to the average of European cities, about 40-50 minutes of power outages per customer per year,” he added.

Rețele Electrice Muntenia company (part of the PPC Group, formerly named  E-Distribuție Muntenia) has finalized the modernization works for the North Power Station, the largest primary substation in the country. The value of the investment is about 70 million RON, from the company’s own funds. 

The Bucharest station provides electricity for the Government, 13 public hospitals, 7 private hospitals and over 50 embassy and consulate buildings.

The primary substation is located in the central area of Bucharest and serves more than 73,000 customers, including central and critical institutions, hospitals and various ministries. The major benefits of the upgrade of North Power Station consist in increasing the security in the supply of existing customers, increasing the flexibility of the high and medium voltage network, as well as the possibility to accommodate increased demands and needs of consumption and regarding the number of customers.