Romania's top oil and gas group, OMV Petrom, said on Wednesday it has
spent 2.1 million euro ($2.6 million) on replacing the lighting systems in 345
filling stations with new, energy-efficient ones.
The new, LED-based
systems will result in a 50% reduction ofelectricity consumption for lighting
in the filling stations, the company said in a statement.
The supplier,
local company Electromagnetica, wasselectedfollowing an international tender
carried outearlier this year.
The fundingfor this project
ispartlyensured through an Energy Efficiency Financing Facility,a
grantsupported credit line for Romania offered by the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union.Following afinal
evaluation of the project by EBRD, a grant consisting of15% of the total value
of the investment will be released, OMV Petrom added.
The company is
considering extending the project for itsentire network, which comprises about
800 fillingstations.