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When turning on the hot water tap in the morning, many Romanians have to wait up to 10 minutes for hot water. This low level of service is caused by obsolete networks and sub-standard infrastructure. Thirty years ago, there were 315 cities that had a district heating system network in Romania; in 2015 only 61 were left, mainly in the big cities. Moreover, up to 80% of consumers prefer to use individual gas heating systems rather than centralised heating.

A pilot project

The EIB works with local authorities in the Romanian cities Oradea, Focsani and Bacau to develop district heating business strategies and target new (re-)connections to the system to improve its efficiency. Smart solutions such as the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, innovative technologies like heat pumps at district level and geothermal energy are also supported. In addition, combining centralised and decentralised heating systems improves efficiency and ultimately contributes to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy. The project will serve as a model for similar projects to be financed under Romania’s Large Infrastructure Operational Programme.

In Bulgaria, for every litre of water that is pumped into the distribution system, often more than half is “lost” before it reaches the customer. In addition, once the water runs down the drain, it is frequently discharged untreated. Only 75% of the population is currently connected to a wastewater network and just 57% have access to a wastewater treatment plant.

To improve the situation the EIB and the Bulgarian Management Authority for Environment signed an advisory support agreement. Our advisory aims to kick-start water projects with a total volume of € 1 billion. Close to 1.5 million people will benefit from improved wastewater treatment services and for 220 000 Bulgarians the quality of water supply will improve.

The EIB will provide technical assistance worth  € 4.9 million to monitor project implementation and help solve implementation issues over a five-year period. Our support will focus on the 16 newly established water operators covering almost the entire Bulgarian territory. The assignment will include regular site visits, analysis of the projects’ status and project management units’ performance, identifying issues and risks and helping to solve them.