According to data from the National Institute for Statistics (INS), Romania’s electricity consumption for the first seven months of 2024 totaled 29.34 TWh, representing a 1.6% increase compared to the same period in 2023. Industrial electricity consumption was 22.34 TWh, up by 1.5%, while household electricity use rose by 2% to 6.76 TWh. Public lighting consumption, however, decreased by 1.9%, totaling approximately 247.8 GWh.
In terms of electricity production, Romania generated 31.63 TWh during the first seven months of 2024, which is 9.1% lower than the previous year. Production from thermal power plants increased by 1.7% to 9.92 TWh. Conversely, hydropower production fell by 24.4% to 9.74 TWh, and production at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant decreased by 4.5% to 6.06 TWh. Wind power generation dropped by 16.4% to 3.76 TWh, while solar power production surged by 62.8% to 2.15 TWh.
Electricity exports from Romania amounted to 6.47 TWh, a 10.2% decrease compared to the same period in 2023. In contrast, electricity imports rose significantly by 63.6%, reaching 7.12 TWh.
Regarding primary energy resources, Romania’s total production for the first seven months of 2024 was 9,946.5 million tons of oil equivalent, marking a 5.5% decline from 2023. Coal production decreased by 18% to 1,109.3 million tons of oil equivalent, oil production fell by 3.5% to 1,580.2 million tons of oil equivalent, while natural gas production increased by 1.3% to 4,425.7 million tons of oil equivalent.
