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The exploitation and dynamics of thermal energy supply
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MUNICIPALITY
No.
Indicator 2002 2003
Estimated
2004
1.
Thermal energy produced and delivered at the
Thermal Power Plant fence (Gcal)
199,631 141,872 101,530
Thermal energy (Gcal) sold, of which: 143,336 84,562 44,870
a) Domestic consumers 103,898 52,237 23,870
2.
b) Commercial consumers
c) Industrial consumers
17,757
21,681
15,842
16,483
10,000
11,000
3.
Number of apartments connected to central
heating system on 31 Dec.
7.750 4.000 4.000
4. Number of industrial consumers 29 17 17
5. Number of non-industrial consumers 165 144 144
The water supply and sewerage system
The County Water Department ‚AQUABIS, runs the
drinking water supply system and the used water
evacuation system and performs the following
activities:
1. Sewerage and cleaning of wastewater
2. Investment programmes needed for this activity
3. Design services and other specialist services
4. Acquiring, trading, assembling, repairing,
checking and gauging the equipment for capacity flow
measurement.
The water company ensures drinking water supply
and runs the sewerage system for the 82,000
inhabitants of Bistrita municipality and 18,000
inhabitants of the rural area, as well as for 1,025
companies. The areas covered by the networks are on
the route Cusma - Bistrita - Sieu Magherus - Lechinta,
which has a 326km wastewater collection network.
The overall length of the drinking water supply network
in Bistrita and its localities on 31.12.2003 was 378km.
The overall length of the sewerage system in Bistrita
and its localities on 31.12.2003 was 240 km. The ISPA
application planned to start in 2005 includes the
following activities: extending the water supply by
28.5km and sewerage systems by 21.65 km in Bistrita
and the included localities of Ghinda, Viisoara, Unirea
and Sigmir.
In the areas of Valea Budacului and Unirea there are
malfunctions in the drinking water supply system that
cause pressure drops during the period of maximum
consumption. Sewerage system problems are mainly
due to the ancientness of municipality’s networks.
The rehabilitation of 5.95km of the sewerage network
and 10.45km of water supply network is planned
subject to the availability of funds.
Gas network
The main activity of S.C.DISTRIGAZ NORD S.A. –
Bistrita branch – is supplying natural gas to all clients
on a continual basis and safely, as well as maintaining
and running the distribution network.
The length of the natural gas distribution network in
Bistrita municipality on 31.12.2003 was 134km and
29.1km of branches lines.
At the end of 2002, the following data was recorded:
- Number of regulation points: 3470
- Pipelines: 128.3 km
- Branch lines: 27.9km
- Household customers: 18,737
- Industry: 64
- Commercial customers: 490
As a result of activities performed in 2003 in the
localities of Sigmir, Viisoara, Ghinda and Unirea,
which form part of Bistrita municipality, the following
was recorded:
- 3,015 titles were issued to the population ;
- 60 regulation points were established
- 5.7 km of pipelines were set up
- 1.2 km of branch lines were set up
- the number of the domestic customers grew by
3,788