CET Bucharest West has returned to operation after spring fires, but restarting the plant does not automatically mean hot water and heating are already reaching apartments more reliably. ELCEN says the plant was reconnected to the National Energy System on Sunday and is supplying thermal energy up to its property boundary. Beyond that point, the company says delivery depends on coordination with Termoenergetica and the transmission and distribution network.
That distinction matters during the heating season. Production can be restored while household service remains exposed to the next link in the chain. ELCEN says it met the 15 November restart deadline it set in the summer after roughly six months of work following fire damage in April and May. The company says work of that complexity would normally have taken about a year and a half.
The restart is nevertheless a meaningful improvement in Bucharest's generation capacity. ELCEN says CET Grozăvești fully covered thermal-energy needs at the production level while CET Bucharest West was shut down, and that thermal-agent supply continued without interruption. Those are the producer's statements; the available material contains no response from Termoenergetica on its ability to receive and distribute the additional output.
ELCEN itself says extensive works across Bucharest and the worn condition of the transport infrastructure complicate distribution. It also says the full restoration of all fire-damaged installations is still under way and is expected to finish by year-end.
The CET Bucharest West restart should therefore be read as an important repair at the source, not as a complete answer for every household. Its practical value will depend on coordination between ELCEN and Termoenergetica, including whether the network can carry the heat onward to consumers.
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- Digi24 · Source date: 2026-11-15
Independent editorial content. WUA is not affiliated with any political party. 2026-11-15