E.ON Hungária Inaugurates HUF 2 Bn Substation

The E.ON Hungária Group has commissioned a new 132/22-kilovolt transformer substation in Répcelak, W Hungary. The project, which was implemented with EU funding and cost approximately HUF 2 billion, improves the reliability of electricity supply for more than 15,000 customers in the northern part of Vas County.

The investment was carried out as part of the Danube InGrid project with support from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and co-financing from the European Union.

The program, aimed at developing the electricity grids in Hungary and Slovakia, seeks to modernize the grids, facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources, and increase security of supply.

Imre Németh, CEO of E.ON Észak-dunántúli Áramhálózati Zrt. [North Transdanubian Power Grid Plc.], said at the inauguration ceremony that over the past four years, his company has contributed more than HUF 640 million nationwide to developments carried out as part of the project, while the InGrid project —managed jointly with the Slovaks with a budget equivalent to HUF 116 billion — has represented HUF 60 billion worth of development in Northern Transdanubia.

He emphasized that the region, which includes Répcelak, is one of Hungary’s “economic engines,” contributing significantly to GDP; and, in his words, the region is home to many “major industrial players” whose energy needs must be met in a sustainable and flexible manner over the long term. "All of these developments contribute to taking Hungary’s energy sovereignty and security of supply to the next level," the CEO said.