Colterm draws the line after the winter season. The company wants to reduce production costs and the price of a gigacalorie

Colterm ends the winter season with tens of thousands of tons of coal in stocks, but also with natural gas in its own warehouses. Society wants the further reduction of production costs, with the effect of reducing the price Gcal.

Monday, April 29, 2024, the heating season ended for those from Colterm. According to the data provided by the city heating company, it had 20,377 tons of coal in stock, compared to 6,684.51 tons, at the end of April 2023, under the conditions of an average consumption of energetic coal, in April, of approximately 222 tons/ day. The total quantity purchased between June 2023 and April 2024 is 176,053 tons of coal, to which is added the stock of coal from the end of the previous heating season of 7,767 tons. In total, 183,820 tons of coal, of which 163,443 tons have been consumed so far.

In terms of natural gas, the company had stored, at the current time, the amount of 36,308 Mwh, compared to zero stock, in the similar period of last year), to which will be added the amount of 6,519 MWh – contracted for storage during May. The good news is that the Timisoara company managed to sign a contract with Romgaz for a cost almost 30% lower than the basic one, valid until the end of the year. “Additionally, we have contracted, also from Romgaz, the quantity of 220,000 MWh, at a value of 27,277,851.44 lei, for period 01.04.2024 – 31.12.2024, intended for consumption by the population. All this proves that, in in recent years, Colterm has regained the trust of its market partners and that it is a serious player, which pay the debts according to the agreements. We therefore prepare, with responsibility, the new heating season. Achieving this basically means reducing production costs, which what will generate the reduction of the price per gigacalorie and, over time, the reduction of costs for each individual consumer, according to the methodology regarding prices, set by ANRE“, announced Alexandru Cristian Amza, special administrator at Colterm.

Also, during the summer period, a series of repairs are to be carried out to the installations intended for the production of thermal energy and to the networks, so that the next heating season can start and run without major syncopes.