Ariston Thermo: Only 2 out of 10 towns in Romania are still connected to the central district heating system

Claudiu Padurean

According to a analysis made by Ariston Thermo Romania, only 67 of the 320 towns in Romania are still connected to the central district heating system, while the number of disconnections continues to increase, the press release to ACTMedia informs. In these conditions and taking into consideration the local market’s need for efficiency, the company estimates that the introduction of the new ErP (Energy-related Products) directives will have a strong effect on the local market and change the Romanians’ perception regarding the chosen heating equipments, says ActMedia.eu.“At this moment, according to an analysis Ariston made based on data provided by ANRSC and INSSE, of the more than 320 towns and cities, only in 67 still exist a central district heating system, and the majority of residents are permanently looking for a heating alternative that will provide both comfort, as well as reduced costs”, said Catalin Draguleanu, Country Manager Ariston Thermo Romania.
Thus, according to his declarations, starting this September, when the European directives will impose the sales of only those products that reach certain threshold of energy efficiency, Romanians who are looking for an alternative to the centralized system, will purchase and install condensing apartment boilers, which present a higher efficiency than the conventional ones.
“The main purpose of the ErP directives is to reduce the fuel consumption and emissions. Therefore, by allowing only high energy efficiency equipments, we think we will witness a consumer education, who will understand this necessity”, said Draguleanu.
“At present, 3 of the 67 towns and cities in which citizens are connected to central district heating system represents almost half of the national number of users”, affirmed Draguleanu.
Therefore, Bucharest, Timisoara and Cluj-Napoca, the only Romanian towns with over 300.000 residents and that still receive thermal energy from the district central heating system; have a total number of 660.000 subscribers to heat networks, which represent almost 50% of the total number of national subscribers of 1,326 million.

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