Carbon emissions from district heating plants are a major source of air pollution. Measures to reduce them have, in addition to the ecological dimension, a positive impact on energy efficiency.

The project “Rehabilitation of the urban heating system in the Municipality of Oradea for the period 2009-2028 in order to comply with environmental legislation and increase energy efficiency” aims to reduce the negative impact of polluting emissions and minimize the climate effects caused by the centralized electricity supply system, in order to improve air quality and the health of the population and also to align with EU regulations in the field.

The project has a total value of 77,772,000 Euros and is co-financed by the Sectoral Operational Program ENVIRONMENT – Priority Axis 2, Major Intervention Area 1.
In order to achieve the general objective, the following are specifically aimed at: reducing air pollution by the district heating system, through BAT – best available technologies, introducing energy efficiency measurements, in order to minimize energy losses and ensuring affordable tariffs for the supply of thermal energy, for all categories of the population.

The project also includes the construction of a new district heating unit at the Oradea CHP source and the rehabilitation and modernization of 17.5 km of the thermal energy transmission network.