Retele Electrice Romania launched on the electronic public procurement platform SEAP a public auction with a maximum value of approximately 180 million RON, excluding VAT, for the performance of customer connection works to the distribution networks managed by the company.According to a press release, contractors will receive orders to build medium and low voltage electrical installations, as a result of connection requests from users."The works in question involve connecting new consumption and/or production sites to the network, modifying existing connection installations, as well as clearing sites affected by the electrical infrastructure," the press release reads.The project also includes extensions of the Romanian Electric Networks installations, the construction of medium and low voltage overhead and underground power lines, the construction of overhead connections and transformer stations, the construction of substations and power points in civil or independent buildings, works on the medium voltage bars of IT/MT transformer stations, as well as the restoration of public areas that will be affected by these interventions.The duration of the contract is 60 months, and the deadline for submitting bids is May 28, 2025."Retele Electrice Romania assumes responsibility for environmental protection by applying a certified management system, which aims to reduce the impact of activities on the environment. The company responsibly manages waste resulting from the electricity distribution activity, respecting the legislation in force and its own integrated system, ensuring their reuse, recovery or disposal through authorized economic operators," the press release further states.The Romanian Electricity Networks Company operates networks with a total length of approximately 134,000 kilometers in three important areas of the country: South Muntenia (including Bucharest), Banat and Dobrogea, covering one third of the local distribution market, and is developing an investment program to improve the quality of services, the safety and performance of the networks and the local implementation of the environmental standards of the PPC group. The electricity networks operated by the company number 289 transformer stations and over 25,000 transformer stations.
Update: Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan won the Romanian presidential election on May 18, according to the official vote count. With 98.5% of the ballots counted, Nicusor Dan had 54.17% of the votes, 900,000 more than his opponent, nationalist George Simion. A record turnout both in the country and abroad helped Dan come back from 1.88 million […]
Romanians showed up in record numbers to vote in the second round of the presidential elections, both in the country and abroad. The exit poll results presented on Sunday evening pointed to a strong lead for Bucharest’s pro-EU mayor Nicusor Dan (54%-46%), but are only relevant for the domestic vote. Both candidates claimed victory in […]
Romanians showed up in large numbers to vote in the second round of the country’s presidential elections, one of the most important democratic tests Romania has seen in the last three decades. At 14:00, exactly halfway through the voting process in the country, over 5.63 million Romanians have cast their votes, compared with 4.52 million […]
Romanians abroad have mobilized massively to vote in the second round of the country’s presidential elections. Update: By Sunday afternoon (15:00 Bucharest time), over 1.2 million Romanians have voted abroad for the country's next president. That's some 220,000 more votes than the overall total in the first round. The countries with the largest turnout are […]
Romanians abroad have mobilized massively to vote in the second round of the country’s presidential elections. The vote in Diaspora started on Friday morning, and by Saturday evening (at 19:00), over 609,000 Romanians had already cast their votes. The turnout is almost 90% higher than the one recorded at the same time in the first […]
It's almost impossible to think about anything not related to elections this weekend but if you should need some distraction, there are options. Happening now is the European Film Festival, screening recent productions from the continent, very varied in theme, tone, and genre. The fest is playing Bucharest, Sfântu Gheorghe and Timișoara until Sunday and […]
