Cluj-Napoca public lighting - modernization and expansion of the public lighting system and upgrading of the lighting system in two city hall buildings using LED technology

Project completed

In order to improve road safety and save energy, a part of Cluj-Napoca’s street lighting system will be equipped with modern LED lamps and a telemanagement system. In addition, the indoor lighting system of two city hall buildings will be rehabilitated with modern LED technology.

Country/region Topic Period Budget
Romania
Protecting the environment
Energy efficiency and renewable energy
09.07.2015 - 31.03.2018
CHF 1'605'000
Background

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. Cluj-Napoca, a city of 305'000 inhabitants located in Transylvania, is one of the four selected pilot cities. Based on its Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) it has identified the modernization of the public lighting, which is currently responsible for a substantial part of the energy consumption in Cluj-Napoca, as a priority infrastructure project.

Objectives

The goal of the project is to save energy by improving the quality and energy efficiency of the public lighting system in Cluj-Napoca.

Target groups

The direct beneficiary of the project is the Municipality of Cluj-Napoca who will save costs and thereby be able to release funds for additional improvements and energy saving measures.
Indirect beneficiaries are the municipal employees in the rehabilitated office buildings benefitting from improved working conditions, as well as the 305'000 inhabitants of Cluj-Napoca and its visitors who benefit directly from the improved road safety and security and indirectly from the improved public finances of the city.

Results

Achieved results:  

  • The replacement of 1094 aged indoor fluorescent or incandescent lamps with modern LED lamps equipped with sensors for future intelligent control in two municipal office buildings (total area 8908 sqm) and a municipal parking (area 10'623 sqm);
  • The replacement of 1358 old mercury- or sodium-vapor street lamps with LED lamps, using the existing poles and cables, in 22 streets of Cluj-Napoca;
  • The extension of a telemanagement system to monitor and optimize the operation of the street lighting system.


Expected results:  

  • The improvement of the light quality in two city hall buildings (luminous yield, uniformity and concentration of lighting). The luminous yield inside the offices shall notably be increased by up to 15%.
  • The street lighting system of Cluj-Napoca will be put in conformity with the Romanian and EU norms and consequently road safety will be improved.
  • A reduction of electricity consumption of the public lighting system through improved energy efficiency related to:
    - the replacement of 1094 indoor lamps with LED (expected savings 170 MWh/year i.e. 40% of the lamps' consumption);
    - the replacement of 1358 street lamps with LED (expected savings 466 MWh/year i.e. 42.5% of the lamps' consumption);
    - the introduction of a telemanagment system (expected savings 126 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 amount to about CHF 95'000.
  • The avoidance of 377 tons of CO2 emissions/year (buildings: 84 tons; street lights: 293 tons including the telemanagement system).


Directorate/federal office responsible SECO
Credit area Swiss Contribution to the enlarged EU
Budget Current phase Swiss budget CHF   1'605'000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF   1'283'607
Project phases Phase 10 09.07.2015 - 09.08.2019   (Completed)