Eight localities in Sibiu, Timiș, Bacău and Cluj counties have been benefiting from access to the natural gas network since the first part of this year, following investments made by local authorities in partnership with Delgaz Grid, which supported these projects with the amount of 8.4 million lei.
The total length of the gas network in these localities, where Delgaz Grid has concessioned the distribution service, exceeds 110 km.
The largest investment aimed at establishing the natural gas distribution network in the Sibiu localities: Jina, Poiana Sibiului, Tilișca and Rod. This consisted of the construction of over 84 km of natural gas pipelines and connections and was carried out by the Transalpina Gaz Intercommunity Development Association, with European and government funds, and part of the investment was supported by Delgaz Grid.
Also this year, the new distribution networks in the following localities became functional: Rudicica, Timiș County, over 2 km long, Slobozia and Borzești, Bacău County, over 16 km long and Muncel, Cluj County, over 10 km long.
“The commissioning of the new networks represents an important step for the development of local communities. These investments were expected by residents and the business environment, and their benefits will be reflected both in the increase in comfort and quality of life, as well as in the increase in the economic attractiveness of the respective areas.”, says Cristian Secoșan, General Manager of Delgaz Grid.
In the last two years, Delgaz Grid in partnership with local authorities has established new natural gas distribution in 32 localities in the counties of Arad, Bacău, Botoșani, Harghita, Iași, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, totaling over 228 km of network.
About Delgaz Grid
Delgaz Grid, the distribution company of the German E.ON Group, operates a natural gas network of approximately 27,000 km in 20 counties in the North and West of Romania (Cluj, Bistrița-Năsăud, Maramureș, Satu Mare, Sălaj, Timiș, Arad, Bihor, Caraș-Severin, Hunedoara, Mureș, Sibiu, Alba, Harghita, Iași, Botoșani, Vaslui, Suceava, Neamț and Bacău) and an electricity network of over 82,700 km in six counties in Moldova: Bacău, Botoșani, Iași, Neamț, Suceava and Vaslui, serving over 3.6 million customers. Since entering the local market in 2005, E.ON has invested over 2.7 billion euros, mainly in the modernization of natural gas and electricity networks, and has transferred 4.2 billion euros in taxes and fees to the state.