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project info
Start date: 1 March 2023
End date: 31 December 2023
funding
Fund: Cohesion Fund (CF)
Total budget: 1 849 470,40 €
EU contribution: 1 572 049,90 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2020
Managing authority: Ministerul Dezvoltarii Regionale, Administratiei Publice si Fondurilor Europene
beneficiary
European Commission Topic

Digitalisation of the regional operator’s water and wastewater infrastructure in Bistrita municipality – smart metering

The implementation of this investment project aims to promote investments in the field of water and waste water and aims to reduce the commitments deriving from the European Directives on waste water treatment (91/271/EEC) and the quality of water intended for human consumption (Directive 98/83/EC). The project aims to implement digitalisation measures at the level of the water operator in order to accelerate decisions to improve service quality while maintaining the main parameters at an optimal level for consumers. By developing the proposed project, we want to increase the level of smart metering in the county but also at the level of the entire distribution network of AQUABIS S.A.. By implementing this advanced system for monitoring the technical state of the network and smart metering, according to the specialised literature, reductions in water losses in the supply area (technical + commercial losses) can be achieved between 3.12 % and 30 % of the reference value. Considering the current high share of water losses in the analysed area, a reduction potential of at least 2 %/year is allowed. By reducing losses by 2 %/year, a quantified economy can be achieved in: − Avoided water losses: 111 145.78 m³/year; − Avoided electricity consumption: 35.57 MWh/year; − Environmental footprint avoided: 11.74 tonnes CO2 equivalent/year.

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