Works started On Monday at CET Titan, a fully automated plant that will be equipped with five engine-generator groups (Hydrogen Ready) with an installed electrical power of up to 50MWe and an installed thermal power of up to 40MWt (34.4 Gcal/h), according to the Ministry of Energy and SAPE (the Company for the Administration of Energy Participations). The unit can use both methane gas and hydrogen mixture, configuring the most modern and flexible solution for an automated installation integrated into the heating and energy system in the east of the capital.

Thus, through the project of a new high-efficiency combined heat and power (Combined Heat and Power) – CET Titan Bucharest becomes the first project of this type in the last 15 years in the capital of Romania.

The Ministry of Energy, through the Modernization Fund, will be able to finance the project with 40 million euros, non-refundable funds, out of the total expenses of 70 million euros.

“Our message is categorical and clear: the heating system in the Capital has a future, it is the most efficient possible and the least polluting compared to all the other options we have at the moment. It is a project that has been in my and my team’s attention since the beginning of the mandate. CET Titan is also a chance for Bucharest residents to have access to hot water and heat in a more predictable way. It will serve 10,000 apartments with water and heat and more than 20,000 consumption points with electricity,” said Sebastian Burduja, Minister of Energy.

“I said that in the next four years we will reduce the bills of the citizens of Bucharest by half through these concrete solutions: the Elcen-Termoenergetica merger; modernization of the district heating network – 590 million euros available through the Modernization Fund at the Ministry of Energy; modernization of CETs; connecting CETs directly to the Transgaz network – CET West is the first on the list, until the end of this year; and harnessing geothermal energy, for which we already have the feasibility study under way, supported by the US Department of Energy,” added Burduja.

The construction of the CET Titan is estimated to be completed at the end of 2026. At the same time, the plant will contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions.

“Our vision regarding investments is long-term. Our stated objective is the sustainable development of the company, so, in addition to production from renewable sources, we aim to balance the energy mix, using natural gas, as well as, in the near future, the provision of system services, through energy storage projects of energy in batteries,” said Bogdan Nicolae Stănescu, President of the SAPE Directorate.

“The Titan Power project perfectly responds to our strategy. It is an investment of great importance for the people of Bucharest, especially for those in Sector 3 of the Capital. Our goal is to improve the supply of hot water and centralized heat to the residents of the area, but also to strengthen the security of the electricity supply. The investment, estimated at 70 million euros, will be financed from our own funds, from bank loans, but we also hope to access European funds. We have already submitted the application for non-refundable financing from the Modernization Fund, Key Program 5: High Efficiency Cogeneration and Modernization of District Heating Networks.

“Our main desire is for a company owned by the Romanian state to build the first trigeneration power plant in the country, with the same capacity. That is, let’s produce electricity, thermal energy, but also refrigerant at Titan! It is a project that we want to complete as soon as possible.

In addition to the production of energy from renewable sources, which we will balance with the natural gas production from the Titan plant, we also want to store energy, through the S.A.P.E. project. Hydrogen 10, to compensate for fluctuations in demand and supply of energy from renewable sources.

“Our vision is to become a model in the energy transition, capitalizing on the opportunities in the market,” Bogdan Nicolae Stănescu also said.