Infrastructure

· Road Access:
- Lupeni is 18 km from Petrosani and the access to it is convenient. The National Road DN 66 A connects to the National Road DN 66 Petrosani - Tg. Jju. Moreover, the railway from Petrosani
- Lupeni facilitates its linkage to the rest of the country.
- Lupeni benefits from a CFR (Romanian Railway) stop and a train-station in Barbateni. The tourists use this stop more frequently as it is in the old center of the city.
- Taxis and vans leave every 5 minutes from the station
- The Straja tourist area is connected to the city by the County Road DJ 664 A, with a total length of 9.3 km. There are also marked paths for hiker access.

· Telecommunications:
- Currently the town has a Romtelecom office with a capacity of 1,000 telephone lines. During the following 2 months, the digital exchange will be functional.
- The GSM (General System Mobile) telephone systems are already functing, and they cover all the city area. The GSM network is represented by CONNEX, DIALOG and COSMOROM.
- There are internet providers in Lupeni, and access to the internet is available through Internet Cafes.

· Drinking Water Supply/ Water Network:
- The surface water source of the Lupeni town is the Braia rivulet/stream. The flow is 90 liter/second. The water-catchement/collecting is made in a dam located on this rivulet. From here the water is drain in the filtration and chlorination station, and after is keept in 2 reservoirs with a capacity of 2x1500 m3
- Another sorce is the magistal from Valea de Pesti, which has 2 reservoirs of 1 500 m3 capacity and 2 reservoirs of 500 m3. From this reservoirs, the water is distributed through a distribution network to the consumers
- Network length: 14, 7 km
- Distribution network length: 17,219 km
- Number of the hoseholds connected: 10.500

· Electric Energy Supply/ the Electric Energy Network :
- The town is supplied with electrical energy from the National Electric Energie System through the aerial net with double circuit of 110 kw, distributed on the medium tension through the conversion stations of 110/20 kw: Lupeni Sud si Lupeni Arena
- The power network has: aerial and underground, medium tension lines (20 kilowatts)
- The public lighting network is requierdly placed. Approximately 85% from the town is is good lighting
- Network length: 17,25km
- Number of the hoseholds connected: 10.500

· Thermo Energy Supply:
- The main source of thermo energy is the Thermo-electric plant in Paroseni.
- Transportation of thermo energy is through prefabricated pipes or through above-ground pipelines.

- The distribution points are each responsible for the heating of an entire neighbourhood, although they are old, tattered and insufficient.
- In order to improve the energy supply with thermo-energy the City Hall launched investment programs through S.C. Universal Edil S.A, which is subordinate to the Lupeni City Hall.

· Sewage Network:
- The sewage is collected to the main collector channel that crosses the West Jiu and merges with the main pipeline.
- Sewage treatment is conducted at the Danuntoni water treatment center.
- The entire system is currently undergoing renovation
- Network length: 17, 5 km
- Number of the hoseholds connected: 7.344
- Proprietors Assciation: 2.723
- Business Entities: 253
- Number of the public institutions: 24

Source: DEEP