Suceava public lighting - Modern and efficient public lighting management in Suceava Municipality

Progetto concluso

In order to improve road safety and save energy, Suceava’s street lighting system will be equipped with modern LED lamps and a telemanagement system.

Paese/Regione Tema Periodo Budget
Romania
Proteggere l’ambiente
Efficienza energetica ed energie rinnovabili
02.04.2015 - 31.12.2017
CHF 5'238'108
Contesto

Under the Swiss-Romanian Cooperation Programme the European Energy Award is being introduced in four Romanian pilot cities. The European Energy Award is a quality management and certification system for municipalities committed to sustainable municipal energy, climate and transport policies. It is based on the label “Energy City”, which has originally been developed in Switzerland. Suceava, a city of 92'000 inhabitants located in the North-East of Romania, is one of the four selected pilot cities. Based on its Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) it has identified the modernization of the street lighting, which is currently responsible for a substantial part of the energy consumption in Suceava, as a priority infrastructure project. Although the public lighting system of Suceava covers the entire network of city streets, it is partially ineffective and energetically inefficient, notably because of aging cables (40-50 years old) in certain districts.

Obiettivi

The goals of the project are to improve the quality and energy efficiency of the street lighting system in Suceava in order to enhance road safety and security as well as to save energy and costs.

Gruppi target

The direct beneficiary of the project is the Municipality of Suceava who will save costs and thereby be able to release funds for additional improvements and energy saving measures.
Indirect beneficiaries are the 92'000 inhabitants of Suceava and its visitors who benefit directly from the improved road safety and security and indirectly from the improved public finances of the city.

Attività
  • The replacement of 3816 old mercury- or sodium-vapor lamps with LED lamps, using the existing poles and cables;
  • The introduction of a telemanagement system to monitor and optimize the operation of the street lighting system.
Risultati

Risultati principali attesi:  

  • The improvement of the light quality (luminous yield, uniformity and concentration of lighting). The luminous yield shall notably be increased from less than 45% to 100%. Through the intervention, the street lighting system of Suceava will be put in conformity with the Romanian and EU norms.
  • A reduction of electricity consumption of the street lighting system through improved energy efficiency related to:
    o the replacement of old lamps with LED (expected savings 1814 MWh/year i.e. 63% of the concerned lamps' consumption)
    o the introduction of a telemanagment system (expected savings 273 MWh/year)
  • A reduction of energy and maintenance costs related to the energy savings, longer lifetime and higher reliability of the LED lamps and new distribution boxes. The expected annual cost savings are CHF 157'000 (on energy) and CHF 120'000 (on maintenance and repairs).
  • The avoidance of 1271 tons of CO2 emissions/year through the introduction of LED (plus 191 tons of CO2 emissions/year related to the telemanagement system).


Direzione/Ufficio responsabile SECO
Credito Contributo svizzero all'allargamento dell'UE
Budget Fase in corso Budget Svizzera CHF   5'238'108 Budget svizzero attualmente già speso CHF   3'796'230
Fasi del progetto Fase 10 02.04.2015 - 07.09.2019   (Completed)