Bucharest thermal energy distributor RADET, which recently went into insolvency, started providing heat to households in Bucharest on Monday, October 10.

The company announced in a press release that, by performing tests, the heat was mainly felt by inhabitants of Districts 2, 3, and 4, and partially in Districts 1, 5, and 6. Once the tests are completed, all consumers connected to the district heating system will benefit from heat.

“We mention that, because of the thermal inertia of the heating system and buildings, the heat will be felt gradually in apartments, but it will enter within standard parameters on Tuesday, October 11,” reads the statement.

RADET clients are asked to open the radiators’ valves so that the heating installation’s loading and ventilation could be done properly.

However, some buildings could still lack heat, as about 3,000 of the total 10,500 owners associations in Bucharest don’t want heat being supplied just yet. One of the reasons is that the provision of heat increases the bills, and some inhabitants try to postpone this moment as much as possible.

Under the law, RADET starts providing heat if the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius between 18:00 and 06:00, for three consecutive days.

Both RADET and its main supplier ELCEN went into insolvency last week.

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Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com