OMV Petrom and Energy Policy Group (EPG) announce the completion of the modernization and energy renovation works carried out through the România Eficientă program at Tudor Vladimirescu Technological High School in Șimian, Mehedinți County. With an investment of over EUR 1.5 million supported by OMV Petrom, the building has reached the nZEB standard – nearly Zero Energy Building.
The high school dormitory in Șimian is the second energy renovated school building inaugurated in 2025, following the inauguration of workshops and laboratories building of the Technological High School in Vernești, Buzău County, completed at the beginning of the year.
The building serves as a student dormitory, hosting 60 pupils each school year, supervised by 3 teachers.
Built in the 1970s, with a floor area of 1,100 sqm, the facility faced serious issues prior to renovation: poor thermal insulation, exterior degradation, worn-out joinery, faulty electrical and sanitary installations as well as the complete absence of ventilation and climate control systems.
The project aimed to increase energy performance, solve all these deficiencies, as well as comply with modern safety, health and accessibility standards.
The Tudor Vladimirescu Technological High School in Șimian is the fifth public education institution in Romania to benefit from an nZEB-standard building through the România Eficientă program, besides Elie Radu Energy Technology High School in Ploiești (Prahova County), Liliești Secondary School in Băicoi (Prahova County), Zig-Zag Kindergarten in Ovidiu (Constanța County) and The Technological High School in Vernești (Buzău County).
România Eficientă is a nation-wide private project carried out by Energy Policy Group (EPG) in partnership and with funding from OMV Petrom. The project started in the summer of 2019 and consists of carrying out a national program for the promotion of energy efficiency. România Eficientă aims to support achieving Romania’s targets for 2030 in terms of reducing carbon emissions and increasing energy efficiency, both through information and education campaigns, and by carrying out concrete major renovation projects in public schools in different regions of the country.