Enel to invest 329 mln in Romania by 2018
Smart metering systems available to almost 80% consumers by 2020
23 March, 15:57Thus, the company continues the investment programme, which reached over EUR 3 billion since it entered the domestic market.
Out of the EUR 151 million investment scheduled for this year in Romania, EUR 139 million are aimed at distribution networks and from the investment planned for 2018 of EUR 178 million, EUR 168 million are to improve grid performance.
Georgios Stassis announced that Romania can reach its target required at European level to install smart meters by 2020 at 80 percent of electricity consumers. Moreover, it’s also possible that all users to benefit from smart metering systems by 2023.
Overall, the company has 2.7 million consumers in Romania.
Globally, the Italian group has installed already about 35 million smart meters in the countries where it operates. (ANSA).