Timișoara, November 24th 2023 – Rețele Electrice Banat (part of the PPC group, previously named E-Distribuție Banat) is the new name of the company that manages the electricity distribution networks in the counties of Arad, Caraș-Severin, Hunedoara and Timiș.
At the same time, E-Distribuție Muntenia was renamed Rețele Electrice Muntenia and E-Distribuție Dobrogea was renamed Rețele Electrice Dobrogea. The name changes of the distribution operators come after PPC recently completed the acquisition of Enel’s operations in Romania.
From the beginning of the activity in the country until 2022, E-Distribuție Banat has made investments of over two billion lei in the counties where it operates. The latest project of E-Distribuție Banat, with significant benefits for the local community in Timișoara, is the new Covaci primary substation, near Timișoara. The investment has a total value of about 50 million lei, the equivalent of 10 million euros, including the primary substation and the related medium voltage network. They will serve the industrial area, such as Traian Vuia International Airport, commercial centers, production halls, logistics centers etc.
Customers will continue to benefit from the same quality services, the most advanced technology in electricity distribution and digital customer care services.
Under its new name, the company will continue its extensive investment program, with the main goal of transforming the energy sector in Romania into a decarbonized, digital, decentralized one, which would offer the economy and society a competitive advantage in a changing world, with a focus especially on the needs of customers.
Also, the contact methods remain the same. To get in touch with the company, customers from the counties of Arad, Caraș-Severin, Hunedoara and Timiș have at their disposal the toll free number 0800.070.444, the customers from the counties of Călărași, Constanța, Ialomița and Tulcea have at their disposal the toll free number 0800.070.555. To get in touch with the company, customers from Bucharest and the counties of Ilfov and Giurgiu have at their disposal the toll free number 0800.070.888. The TelVerde numbers in the technical call centers are available 24h/7 and can be called free of charge from the national territory. Also, as part of the digitization programme, details of electricity supply are also available on the page https://www.reteleelectrice.ro/intreruperi/.