The National Electricity Transmission Company Transelectrica will implement a development plan for the Electric Transmission Network for the period 2024-2033, approved by the National Energy Regulatory Authority, worth 9.49 billion lei, over 2 billion lei more than the previous plan, the company claims.

The new plan includes investment projects already underway as well as 12 new projects, structured on four priority development axes: RET retrofitting/modernization, consumer supply security, integration of production from renewable sources and from new power plants in Dobrogea and Moldova, and increasing interconnection capacity.

The value of the RET Development Plan for the period 2024-2033 records an increase of 2.3 billion lei compared to the value of the previous plan for the period 2022-2031, and the structure of investment expenditures, in terms of the priority objectives pursued, is:

• Investment works aimed at re-technologizing existing electricity transmission networks (RET) – 30% of the total value of investments planned in the period is allocated;
• Investment works aimed at integrating production from renewable sources and other new plants – 28% of the total value of investments planned in the period is allocated;
• Investments planned to increase interconnection capacity – 26% of the total value of investments planned in the period is allocated;
• Investments aimed at increasing the security of electricity supply – 13% of the total value of investments planned in the period is allocated.

Thus, the Company proposes investment projects worth almost 2.7 billion lei for the next 10 years, intended for the integration of new renewable energy production units, both in Dobrogea and Moldova, and in other areas. The largest share of the investments planned for the next decade is for projects for the re-engineering and modernization of the electricity grid, respectively approximately 2.9 billion lei. Also, considering the 15% interconnection objective for 2030, respectively achieving the 7,000 MW target for cross-border exchange capacity, the investment projects planned for the next 10 years to increase the degree of interconnection have a value of over 2.4 billion lei. Investments of over 1.2 billion lei are planned to increase the security of electricity supply.

Of the total value of the RET Development Plan 2024 – 2033 of 9.49 billion lei, the financing structure of the projects will be: 66% regulated transmission tariff, 17% revenues from capacity allocation and 17% non-reimbursable European funds.

Taking into account the priority directions for the development of the Electric Network Transport, the following 12 new projects were introduced in the plan for the next 10 years:

• Modernization of the control and protection system in the 220/110/20 kV FAI substation;
• Modernization of the control and protection system in the 400 kV Bacău Sud and Roman Nord substations;
• Modernization of the control and protection system in the 400/220/110 kV Gutinaș substation;
• Re-conduction of the 220 kV Lacu Sărat – Filești – Barboși – Focșani Vest – Gutinaș overhead power line;
• Installation of a second 400/110 kV transformer in the Suceava station;
• Installation of a 400/110 kV transformer in the Calea Aradului station;
• New 400/110 kV Botoșani injection station from the 400 kV Suceava – Bălți overhead line into the RED;
• Increasing the transmission capacity of the 220 kV Bucharest South – Fundeni overhead line;
• Increasing the transmission capacity of the 400 kV Brașov – Gutinaș overhead line;
• New 400/110 kV Suceava transformer and two related 400 kV and 110 kV cells, respectively;
• Construction of the second circuit of the 400 kV Oradea – Bekescsaba overhead line and related works in the 400 kV Nădab substation;
• 400 kV Overhead Power Line Gutinaș (RO) – Strășeni (MD).

The RET Development Plan for the period 2024-2033 includes projects of European interest that contribute to the implementation of the European Union’s strategic priorities regarding trans-European energy infrastructure from the following investment clusters: Project 138 “Black Sea Corridor”, Project 144 “Mid Continental East Corridor”, Project 259 Hungary – Romania and Project 341 North CSE Corridor.

The Development Plan of the Electricity Transport Network is updated every two years.