E-Distribuție Muntenia will invest about 28.5 million lei (6.1 million euros) this year for the modernization of the medium and low voltage grids in Eminescu, Floreasca and Domenii areas in Bucharest, with the purpose to improve the quality of the electricity distribution service for more than 5,000 customers. Within the modernization project, three major works have been started in 2018, which will result in the replacement of 96.5 kilometres of medium and low voltage cables, the company announces.

The first stage of the project consists of modernization works in Eminescu area, and will result in the replacement of 7.5 kilometres of medium voltage cables and approximately 25 kilometres of low voltage distribution and lighting cables.

The modernisation plan will continue with major works in Floreasca, where medium voltage cables will be modernised on a length of approximately 9 kilometres, and low voltage distribution and lighting cables will be replaced on a distance of 37 kilometres.

By the end of the 2018, modernisation works in Domenii area will also be completed. Following these works, 7 kilometres of medium voltage cables and approximately 12 kilometres of low voltage cables will be modernised.

The works are part of an extensive modernization programme carried out by the Enel companies in Romania which aims at securing a proper service to end users, enhancing the quality and security of the grid as well as complying with Enel’s environmental standards.

As a result of grid modernisation, the three E-Distribuție companies in Muntenia, Banat and Dobrogea are the top performing electricity distribution operators in Romania in terms of quality of service in the past years. According to National Regulatory Authority for Energy (ANRE) data, in 2016, the System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) for E-Distribuţie Muntenia was 172 minutes, the best in the country, while the national average was 290 minutes. E-Distributie Dobrogea and E-Distributie Banat also improved their performance and remained at the top of the best-performing operators in Romania, with SAIDI times of 217 minutes and 245 minutes, respectively.