E.ON Energie România starts this month the execution works for the energy efficiency of the public lighting system of Gătaia city and of the district locality Sculia, from Timiș county, the value of the contract awarded by tender to the company being of 8,249,984.77 lei without VAT (about 1.7 million euro).
The company will develop and hand over to the local authorities in a maximum of 12 months an intelligent public lighting system, which will replace the current one and which will reduce by at least 47% the electricity consumption for public lighting.
The new system involves the installation of 1,162 appliances with LED lamps and the expansion of the network with 165 poles, of which 125 will be supplied with energy produced by photovoltaic panels and also the implementation of an intelligent control system, through remote management.
Remote management will ensure adequate automatic area lighting at the right time, according to pre-established programs and the possibility of remote monitoring and intervention in the system. These tools offer additional possibilities for optimizing energy consumption and reducing the costs of maintaining the public lighting system.
The Gătaia City Hall project has a total value of almost 11.7 million lei (about 2.5 million euros), of which 9.2 million lei (about 2 million euros) represent non-reimbursable European funds attracted by the authorities through the Regional Operational Program 2014-2020, Axis 3.1, Operation C – Public Lighting.
E.ON has modernized, starting with 2018, the public lighting systems in 27 localities in Romania, providing partner local authorities with key projects that included the preparation of technical documentation and obtaining permits and authorizations, as well as support for financing the investment for up to at 5 years.
The benefits of intelligent public lighting systems include reduced operational and maintenance costs, longer-lasting lamps, reliable, durable appliances with high protection against environmental factors, improved light quality, low environmental impact and last but not least, reducing carbon emissions.