UCM Resita registers a new success on Asian market
After several successful achievements in hydro power field on Asian continent, UCM Resita returned this time in Thailand, where together with HYDRO ENGINEERING Company, won the bid for the rehabilitation of Kang Krachan Hydro Power Plant, in consortium with Hydroengineering Thailand.
The hydro power plant Kang Krachan was fitted with a vertical unit of Kaplan type, manufactured by FUJI ELECTRIC Co. Ltd, consisting of hydraulic turbine, having the output of 17000 KW, at 250 rpm, synchronous vertical generator, three-phased, power factor 0.9 at 250 rpm and inlet butterfly valve of 3300 mm diameter.
UCM Resita and HYDRO ENGINEERING had the task to provide rehabilitation of turbine, generator, inlet butterfly valve, irrigation valve and automation and control system, the last representing a completely new system of SCADA type. As concerns the generator, the excitation system was replaced by a new static system supplied by ACTEL.
The rehabilitation works at the hydro electric power plant Kang Krachan started in the fall of 2008 and have been completed in May 2010, the group delivering the first kilowatts in the network even since February 2010.
The experts from UCM Resita, together with those from HYDRO ENGINEERING attending to the works performed on site, also supervising the rehabilitation, tests and putting into operation works, act highly professional, impressing the customer with their technical knowledge and experience in this field.
UCM Resita at FOREN 2010
The 10th Regional Forum of Energy - FOREN 2010, reference engineering and scientific event for all experts in energy field within the country and Europe, took place recently in Neptun – Olimp Spa.
The Regional Forum of Energy organized under the care of International Council of Energy (CME) every two years, is known to be the most important multi-energetic event in Central and East Europe, also attracting to this event about 1.000 attendants.
The topic debated this year at the Forum was „The energy and major regional issues. Dialog and cooperation“.
The delegation of UCM group, attending this event, proposed two papers as discussion topics at the Round Table organized on this occasion, as follows:
- „Micro hydro units with high energetic efficiency, low investment costs and optimal operation“– join paper of HYDRO ENGINEERING and UCM ENERGY.
- „New solutions and technologies in development of hydro units fitted with Francis turbines of average capacity" – paper of UCM Reșița.
Throughout the forum, the delegates of UCM group had contacts with the representatives of Hidroelectrica and Hidroserv also present at FOREN 2010, being analyzed new collaboration opportunities.
UCM Resita present at FOREN 2010
During 13 - 17 of June 2010, in Neptun - Olimp Spa, it will take place the 10th Regional Forum of Energy - FOREN 2010, reference engineering and scientific nature event for all experts in energy field within the country and Europe. The topic of this year edition is "The energy and its major regional issues; Dialogue and cooperation".
The Regional Forum of Energy organized under the care of International Council of Energy (CME) every two years, is known to be the most important multi-energetic event in Central and East Europe, usually attracting more than 1.000 attendants.
The delegation of UCM group, attending this event, proposed two papers as discussion topics at the Round Table organized on this occasion, as follows:
- "Micro hydro units with high energetic efficiency, low investment costs and optimal operation"- join paper of HYDRO ENGINEERING and UCM ENERGY.
- "New solutions and technologies in development of hydro units fitted with Francis turbines of average capacity" - paper of UCM Reșița.
Increasing the registered capital of the company by 400 de million lei
The General Meeting of Shareholders at UCM Resita approved the limit of 100 million EURO-s to increase the registered capital of the company, the company still facing with problems in respect of liquid assets.
Starting with May 6th, 2010, the process of shares subscription is focused on three technical stages extending on a time period of 90 days, after which the new body of shareholders will be known.
Increasing the registered capital of UCM Resita S.A. by one hundred million euro-s would signify entering the company to other dimension, solving the issues on long term basis.
Among future shareholders it would be advisable to be also Hidroelectrica S.A.
"Among future shareholders it would be advisable to be also Hidroelectrica S.A.", stated the President of UCM group, Adrian CHEBUTIU. "Besides, between the two companies there is a bilateral relationship, furthermore, when a customer holds 80% of the turnover, it can be considered the shareholder of the company working with", said the President.
"UCM Resita was thus built to participate itself to the construction of national hydro power system, also considering the fact that 72% of the installed capacity in hydro power plants on Romania’s territory is performed by UCM Resita, it is absolutely required that the partnership between these two companies to go well beyond a contracting relationship of trading type", stated the President of the Board of Administration of UCM Resita.
He once again stated that he isn’t concerned about the case where Hidroelectrica S.A. would buy stocks in the following three months: "I have no fear whatsoever in taking over a share of UCM Resita S.A. stocks by the Romanian State".Limiting the activity of UCM Resita on ABC industrial area and focusing the activity on Calnicel industrial area
Concentrating the production capacities and upgrading of equipments represents the necessary step to continue the company existence.
The variant suggested by company management to make the activity efficient is to concentrate the production on Calnicel industrial area, where two more assembling shops are to be built, at the same time it shall be continued the upgrading of the existent equipments and machine-tools also purchasing of new means of production.
Part of the ancient assembling shops on ABC industrial area will be demolished, and the land returned to social life of the city.
Liquidation of historical debts
UCM Resita S.A. will give up two of social objectives presently held, the House of Culture "Corneliu Diaconovici", respectively the Kindergarten PP 7, to cover up the historical debts taken over by the company by the time of privatization. The objectives will be assessed by experts of the Ministry of Finance.
UCM Resita S.A. hopes that by the end of June, the file regarding the giving up of the two socio-cultural buildings is settled favorably.
