Bogdan Tudorache

Hidroelectrica signed the receptions for the completion of the modernization works of the 110kV transformer stations that serve CHE Voila and CHE Viştea, the company announced.

The works, totaling 1.28 million lei (550 thousand lei for the 110kV Voila substation and 680 thousand lei for the 110kV Viştea substation) are part of Hidroelectrica’s investment objective “Modernization of 110kV substations in the Olt Superior sector” and were carried out according to the scheduled execution.

The two stations, which are entering a new life and operation cycle as a result of the modernizations, have benefited from installation works of new 110 kV equipment, construction works, construction of secondary circuits and new installations.

“We are satisfied with the fact that the modernization works of the 110kV substations are being carried out without delays and we can thus closely follow the realization schedule that we have proposed for this year. Every step counts, every modernization or refurbishment brings an extra safety in operation and the certainty that our objectives will respond promptly to national system’s requests and will be available for many years from now,” said Bogdan Badea, president of Hidroelectrica.

Hidroelectrica is a leader in electricity production and the main provider of technological services required in the National Energy System and is a vital company for a strategic sector, with implications for national security. Hidroelectrica has 209 hydroelectric power plants in operation, with an installed capacity of 6,482 MW.