Hidroelectrica announced the signing of the works contract aimed at the turnkey implementation of the objective “Valorization of photovoltaic potential in power plants located in the middle and lower sectors of the Olt River”.
The project represents an important step in the company’s strategy to diversify renewable energy sources and efficiently use existing infrastructure.
The contract was awarded following a competitive procedure, in which four bids were submitted, the winner being Servelect SRL with subcontractor Electroplus SRL. The contracted value is 9,047,382.16 lei excluding VAT, with a completion period of 24 months (4 months for design and 20 months for execution).
The main purpose of the investment is to increase the capacity to produce renewable electricity by installing photovoltaic systems on the roofs of the 20 hydroelectric power plants owned by SPEEH Hidroelectrica located on the middle and lower sectors of the Olt River.
The objectives pursued are to use the photovoltaic potential of the region by building systems for producing electricity from renewable sources (SPER), reducing CO2 emissions, correlated with the reduction of own technological consumption (CPT) with the effect of optimizing the cost of production and making the exploitation and valorization of the electricity produced more efficient, as a result of the synergy between the use of the production capacity from photovoltaic sources with the hydropower on site.
The photovoltaic system consists of 620 W photovoltaic panels, 100 kW inverters and energy optimizers, with an installed power in panels of: 2,955.58 kW, and the energy produced will be: 3,710.87 MWH/year.
This investment marks a first for the company, being the first project to install photovoltaic panels within Hidroelectrica.
The company thus reaffirms its commitment to promoting renewable energies and modernizing its production infrastructure, in line with the national strategy for transition to a green and sustainable economy.
Hidroelectrica owns and operates the Crucea Nord hydropower plant with an installed capacity of 108MW, the power plant having been in operation since 2014.
Hidroelectrica is the largest green energy producer in Romania and provides essential technological services for the National Energy System. The company operates 188 plants with a hydropower capacity of 6.4 GW and – in addition, it owns a wind farm in Crucea, with an installed capacity of 108 MW.
Servelect SRL is an engineering and energy services company, founded in 2005, headquartered in Cluj-Napoca. It implements integrated projects to optimize energy consumption, reduce operational costs and decarbonize, by evaluating and gradually eliminating the CO2 footprint. Thus, offering the opportunity to collaborate with a single supplier to implement a turnkey solution.
ELECTROPLUS is a private company, with over 20 years of experience in the field of electrical installations. The company was founded in 2001, headquartered in Cluj-Napoca. The priority of ELECTROPLUS is to fully satisfy customer requirements, through quality services provided for their benefit.