Electrica
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Electrica is a Romanian state-owned company specialised in electric power supply and distribution
. The company was established in 1998 as a division of CONEL (Compania Națională de Electricitate), the largest electric power distribution company in the country at that time, but became a stand alone company in 2000 when CONEL was restructured. The company is one of the most important electric power distribution companies in Romania.
Electrica is structured into three distribution companies depending on geographic location. The three companies are Electrica North Transylvania, Electrica South Transylvania and Electrica North Muntenia. Each of the companies has two supply and distribution branches but there is also a general maintenance company Electrica Serv.
(production) and Regia Autonomă pentru Activități Nucleare or RAAN (production and research).
Since 1998 the company that took over all the production and transport facilities of the former RENEL was CONEL (Compania Națională de Electricitate). The company had three branches, Termoelectrica
specialised in production of thermal and electric power from fossil fuel
s, Hidroelectrica
specialised in production of electric power from renewable sources especially hydro power plants
and Electrica specialised in the supply and distribution of electric power. In 2000 the CONEL company was dissolved and the three branches that formed it became separate companies including a new one called Transelectrica
specialised in the transportation of electric power thru power lines.
The current Electrica company was established in 2000 after the break-up of CONEL and initially had eight branches North Transylvania
, South Transylvania
, North Muntenia
, South Muntenia
, Moldova
, Oltenia
, Dobrogea and Banat
. In 2005 Electrica privatised four of its branches namely Moldova, Oltenia, Dobrogea and Banat by selling 51% shares in each. The Electrica Oltenia branch was sold to the Czech
company CEZ Group
for €167 million while the Electrica Moldova branch was sold to the German
company E.ON
for €100 million. The Electrica Banat and Dobrogea were sold to the Italian
company Enel
for a combined €112 million. The Italian company also bought in 2008 a 64.4% stake in the Electrica Muntenia Sud, the largest of the Electrica branches, for €820 million.
s, 25,600 power transformers
and a network of approximately 116,500 km of power lines
.
The three distribution companies owned by Electrica are Electrica North Transylvania that servess 6 counties located in North Western Romania namely Bihor
, Bistriţa-Năsăud
, Cluj
, Maramureş
, Satu Mare
and Salaj
counties
which serves 1.16 million people over an area of 34160 square kilometre; Electrica South Transylvania that serves 6 counties located in central Romania namely Alba
, Braşov
, Covasna
, Harghita
, Mureş
and Sibiu
counties
which serves 1.06 million people over an area of 34100 square kilometre; and Electrica North Muntenia that serves 6 counties located in Southern ans South Eastern Romania namely Brăila
, Buzău
, Dâmboviţa
, Galaţi
, Prahova
and Vrancea
counties
which serves 1.2 million people over an area of 34000 square kilometre
Electric power distribution
File:Electricity grid simple- North America.svg|thumb|380px|right|Simplified diagram of AC electricity distribution from generation stations to consumers...
. The company was established in 1998 as a division of CONEL (Compania Națională de Electricitate), the largest electric power distribution company in the country at that time, but became a stand alone company in 2000 when CONEL was restructured. The company is one of the most important electric power distribution companies in Romania.
Electrica is structured into three distribution companies depending on geographic location. The three companies are Electrica North Transylvania, Electrica South Transylvania and Electrica North Muntenia. Each of the companies has two supply and distribution branches but there is also a general maintenance company Electrica Serv.
History
The first electric power distribution company after the communist regime disappeared in 1990 and was called RENEL or Regia Autonomă de Electricitate. The company owned and operated everything in the field of electricity production, transmission and distribution in Romania and had an installed production capacity of around 20,000 MW. In 1998 RENEL is dissolved and divided into three companies CONEL (supply and distribution), NuclearelectricaNuclearelectrica
Nuclearelectrica is a state-owned company, its shares being held by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, which has as main objective power generation with the only nuclear power plant in Romania....
(production) and Regia Autonomă pentru Activități Nucleare or RAAN (production and research).
Since 1998 the company that took over all the production and transport facilities of the former RENEL was CONEL (Compania Națională de Electricitate). The company had three branches, Termoelectrica
Termoelectrica
Termoelectrica is a Romanian state-owned company, its shares being held by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce which has as main objective power generation with thermal power plants....
specialised in production of thermal and electric power from fossil fuel
Fossil fuel
Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes exceeds 650 million years...
s, Hidroelectrica
Hidroelectrica
Hidroelectrica is a state-owned company, its shares being held by the Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Business Environment which has as main objective power generation and services by using hydropower resources in Romania....
specialised in production of electric power from renewable sources especially hydro power plants
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
and Electrica specialised in the supply and distribution of electric power. In 2000 the CONEL company was dissolved and the three branches that formed it became separate companies including a new one called Transelectrica
Transelectrica
Transelectrica , is a joint - stock 100% state-owned company, its shares being held by the Ministry of Economy and Commerce. August 26th2006 marks the public listing of 10% of the company's shares on the Bucharest Stock Exchange ....
specialised in the transportation of electric power thru power lines.
The current Electrica company was established in 2000 after the break-up of CONEL and initially had eight branches North Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, South Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, North Muntenia
Muntenia
Muntenia is a historical province of Romania, usually considered Wallachia-proper . It is situated between the Danube , the Carpathian Mountains and Moldavia , and the Olt River to the west...
, South Muntenia
Muntenia
Muntenia is a historical province of Romania, usually considered Wallachia-proper . It is situated between the Danube , the Carpathian Mountains and Moldavia , and the Olt River to the west...
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
, Oltenia
Oltenia
Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....
, Dobrogea and Banat
Banat
The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania , the western part in northeastern Serbia , and a small...
. In 2005 Electrica privatised four of its branches namely Moldova, Oltenia, Dobrogea and Banat by selling 51% shares in each. The Electrica Oltenia branch was sold to the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
company CEZ Group
CEZ Group
CEZ Group is a conglomerate of 96 companies , 72 of them in the Czech Republic. It is involved in the electricity generation, distribution, and trade. CEZ Group operates also in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Kosovo, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and...
for €167 million while the Electrica Moldova branch was sold to the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
company E.ON
E.ON
E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....
for €100 million. The Electrica Banat and Dobrogea were sold to the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
company Enel
Enel
Enel may refer to:*Enel SpA, an Italian electricity company*Enel , a fictional villain in the One Piece manga and anime series*Enel, meaning third in the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, cf. Awakening of the Elves...
for a combined €112 million. The Italian company also bought in 2008 a 64.4% stake in the Electrica Muntenia Sud, the largest of the Electrica branches, for €820 million.
Activity
Electrica currently owns three distribution companies that are organised into seven smaller branches, three for electric power supply, three for distribution and a maintenance branch, that serve around 3.5 million people. The company also owns 438 electric power stationPower station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
s, 25,600 power transformers
Transformer
A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying magnetic field...
and a network of approximately 116,500 km of power lines
Electric power transmission
Electric-power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to Electrical substations located near demand centers...
.
The three distribution companies owned by Electrica are Electrica North Transylvania that servess 6 counties located in North Western Romania namely Bihor
Bihor County
Bihor is a county of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea. Together with Hajdú-Bihar County in Hungary it constitutes the Biharia Euroregion.-Demographics:...
, Bistriţa-Năsăud
Bistrita-Nasaud County
Bistrița-Năsăud is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Bistrița.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 311,657 and the population density was 58/km².*Romanians – 90.3%*Hungarians – 5.9%*Roma – 3.6%...
, Cluj
Cluj County
Cluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².*Romanians – 80%*Hungarians – 17.5%*Roma – 2.5%-Geography:...
, Maramureş
Maramures County
Maramureș is a county of Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare.- History :* The 10th century frontier county of Borsova was founded by Stephen I of Hungary. Since then Máramaros served as the north-eastern border of the Hungarian Kingdom until 1920, the Trianon Peace...
, Satu Mare
Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County is a county of Romania. The capital city is Satu Mare. Besides Romanians , Satu Mare features a significant ethnic minority of Hungarians .-Demographics:...
and Salaj
Salaj County
Sălaj is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania, with the capital city at Zalău.-Geography:Sălaj county has a total area of ....
counties
Counties of Romania
The 41 judeţe and the municipality of Bucharest comprise the official administrative divisions of Romania. They also represent the European Union' s NUTS-3 geocode statistical subdivision scheme of Romania.-Overview:...
which serves 1.16 million people over an area of 34160 square kilometre; Electrica South Transylvania that serves 6 counties located in central Romania namely Alba
Alba County
Alba is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, its capital city being Alba-Iulia with a population of 66,406.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 382,747 and the population density was 61/km².* Romanians - 90.4%* Hungarians - 5.4%...
, Braşov
Brasov County
Brașov ; ) is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" Burzenland and Făgăraș Land.-Demographics:...
, Covasna
Covasna County
Covasna is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 222,449 and the population density was 60/km².*Hungarians – 73.79% *Romanians – 23.28%...
, Harghita
Harghita County
Harghita is a county in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea-Ciuc.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km².*Hungarians- 85%...
, Mureş
Mures County
Mureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....
and Sibiu
Sibiu County
Sibiu is a county of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 421,724 and the population density was 78/km²....
counties
Counties of Romania
The 41 judeţe and the municipality of Bucharest comprise the official administrative divisions of Romania. They also represent the European Union' s NUTS-3 geocode statistical subdivision scheme of Romania.-Overview:...
which serves 1.06 million people over an area of 34100 square kilometre; and Electrica North Muntenia that serves 6 counties located in Southern ans South Eastern Romania namely Brăila
Braila County
Brăila is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila.- Demographics :In 2002, Brăila had a population of 373,174 and the population density was 78/km².*Romanians – 98%*Romas, Russians, Lipovans, Aromanians and others....
, Buzău
Buzau County
Buzău is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 496,214 and the population density was 81/km².*Romanians – 97%*Roma – under 3% declared, and others....
, Dâmboviţa
Dâmbovita County
Dâmbovița ; also spelt Dîmbovița is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgoviște.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 541,763 and the population density was 134/km²...
, Galaţi
Galati County
Galaţi is a county of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at Galaţi.-History:Historically Galaţi is part of Moldavia...
, Prahova
Prahova County
Prahova is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 829,945 and the population density was 176/km². It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean...
and Vrancea
Vrancea County
Vrancea is a county in Romania, with its seat at Focşani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia.-Demographics:...
counties
Counties of Romania
The 41 judeţe and the municipality of Bucharest comprise the official administrative divisions of Romania. They also represent the European Union' s NUTS-3 geocode statistical subdivision scheme of Romania.-Overview:...
which serves 1.2 million people over an area of 34000 square kilometre