“My name is Alexandrina Coșobea. I am a civil engineer and at Parapet, I manage the design department.”

At the construction site of a photovoltaic power plant near Șimleu Silvaniei, Sălaj County, among rows of panels, metal structures, and precise calculations, Alexandrina walks with the confidence of someone who knows exactly what she is doing. Passionate about engineering, she bridges two seemingly different yet deeply interconnected worlds: civil construction and electrical installations.

Of the hundreds of megawatts of clean energy designed both in Romania and abroad, the photovoltaic power plant shown here has proven to be the most challenging project so far.

Alexandrina Coșobea: This is the company’s first project in Romania that uses this method for the screw-in part of the poles — meaning the foundation is done with a screw, followed by the connector, and then the support pole for the metal structure is assembled.
Reporter: Do you like these power plants?
Alexandrina Coșobea: Yes! I love them!

Critical infrastructures, with slippery soils or steep slopes, are what keep her fully engaged. In fact, sciences have always been part of her life. She inherited her technical talent from her father, who taught her what it means for a house to stand the test of time. From her mother, an economist, she gained a sense of numerical rigor and the discipline of calculation. She combined these perfectly, graduating in Engineering and Management from the Technical University of Cluj.

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