According to data released by Romania’s National Institute for Statistics (INS), electricity consumption in the country during the first five months of 2025 reached 20.91 terawatt-hours (TWh), marking a 1.3% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Industrial electricity consumption remained relatively stable at 15.64 TWh, while household consumption rose by 5.7% to 5.09 TWh. In contrast, electricity use for public lighting fell by 8.4%, totaling around 177.7 gigawatt-hours (GWh).
Romania’s total electricity production during the same period stood at 21.01 TWh, representing a 9.5% decline from 2024. Thermal power plant output slightly decreased by 0.1% to 6.99 TWh. Hydropower generation experienced a significant drop of 28.5%, totaling 5.18 TWh. Output from the Cernavodă nuclear power plant fell by 1.6% to 4.6 TWh. Wind power production also declined by 14.6%, amounting to 2.62 TWh, while solar power saw a notable increase of 32.2%, reaching 1.62 TWh.
Electricity exports during the January–May period rose by 15.6%, totaling 5.72 TWh. At the same time, electricity imports surged by 67.6%, reaching 7.8 TWh.
In terms of primary energy resources, Romania produced 6,906.6 million tons of oil equivalent in the first five months of 2025, which is 4.7% less than in the same period the previous year. Coal production totaled 768.4 million tons of oil equivalent, a slight decline of 0.4%. Oil production dropped by 7.4% to 1,048.9 million tons of oil equivalent, while natural gas production declined by 1.7%, reaching 3,151.5 million tons of oil equivalent.
