Cornetu is a commune in the south-west of Ilfov County, stretching along the river Sabar and the county road running from Bragadiru towards Mihailesti, very close to the edge of the Capital and to the A1 motorway. Its proximity to Bucharest has turned the locality, together with the village of Buda, into an area with strong demand for plots and with numerous new houses built on parcels that, until not long ago, were agricultural or holiday land. On such freshly parcelled land, the electrical connection (bransament) is often the first utility that needs to be brought to the property boundary, whether for a temporary site connection during construction or for the permanent connection of the finished house. SUN WATT SRL, a company certified by ANRE for design and execution, carries out connections and grid connections in Cornetu and in the village of Buda, working with the local distribution operator, Retele Electrice Romania S.A. (formerly E-Distributie Muntenia / Enel). We prepare the grid connection (racordare) request and the accompanying documents, follow up the issuing of the Technical Connection Approval (ATR), carry out the overhead or underground connection and prepare the Utilisation Installation Dossier (DIU) required for fitting the meter. For ordinary homes we generally recommend the single-phase option (230V), and for households with a heat pump, a workshop or an electric vehicle charging station, the three-phase option (400V). We travel to the site in Cornetu to assess the location and the distance to the grid, providing a turnkey solution, from dossier to pole.
The distribution operator managing the network in Cornetu is Rețele Electrice România S.A. (formerly E-Distribuție Muntenia / Enel), the entity to which all connection requests are submitted and which issues the technical connection approval (ATR), a mandatory document before any work begins. Being a predominantly residential commune with plots laid out along the local roads, the usual solution remains the overhead connection from the existing pole, which is more economical and faster to carry out, although on plots near recently developed areas the underground option may also appear, where the network has been buried. For a new connection, the dossier typically includes the urban planning certificate, the proof of ownership or land registry extract, the site plan, and the connection request completed in the form required by the operator. From the filing of the documentation to the actual energisation, the indicative duration is 4-12 weeks, depending on the operator's workload and the complexity of each case.
Services available in Cornetu
Single-phase connection
A single-phase electrical connection (230V) is the standard supply for homes with typical consumption, usually approved up to around 11 kW. SUN WATT, an ANRE-certified company, handles the entire process from start to finish, with 2026 prices starting from 1,800 lei. The timeline from file submission to energisation is typically 4-12 weeks, with the final cost confirmed through the ATR (Technical Connection Approval).
Three-phase connection
A three-phase electrical connection (400V) is needed for high consumption or powerful equipment such as heat pumps, workshops, machine tools or EV charging stations. SUN WATT, an ANRE-attested firm, handles the entire process — from the paperwork and the Technical Connection Approval (ATR) through to energisation — typically within 4 to 12 weeks. Prices start from 2,900 lei.
Temporary site connection
A temporary site connection supplies your construction site with power throughout the building works, before the permanent connection is installed. It is obtained through a connection application and a Technical Connection Approval (ATR) from Retele Electrice Romania, and is carried out by an ANRE-certified company. Prices start from 2,200 lei (labour plus materials, excluding the operator's fees), with the whole process usually taking around 4-12 weeks.
Grid connection
Electricity grid connection is the process of linking a plot, house or new premises to the electricity distribution network so you can have your own meter and power at the socket. The process involves six stages: the connection request, the Technical Connection Approval (ATR), the connection contract, the ANRE-certified service line works, the Utilization Installation Dossier (DIU) and meter installation. In Bucharest, Ilfov and Giurgiu the network operator is Retele Electrice Romania S.A. (Distributie Energie Electrica Romania). The service starts from 900 lei (labour, excluding operator fees) and typically takes 4 to 12 weeks.
Power increase
A power increase means raising the approved electrical power at your existing connection when your current installation can no longer cope with your consumption. It is carried out through an application to the operator Retele Electrice Romania (Distributie Energie Electrica Romania), followed by a new ATR (Technical Connection Approval), a contract and any required connection changes. In 2026, labour starts from 350 lei (excluding operator fees), with an indicative duration of 4 to 12 weeks.
Prosumer / solar connection
Connecting a photovoltaic system to the grid as a prosumer means submitting a connection application to Retele Electrice Romania (Distributie Energie Electrica Romania). SUN WATT, an ANRE-certified company, prepares the full dossier, obtains the ATR (Technical Connection Approval), and coordinates the installation of a bidirectional meter so you can feed your surplus energy back into the grid. The price is set through a personalised quote. Call 0733 097 440.