Romania’s electricity production went up by 4.3% in the first nine months of this year compared to the similar period of 2014, reaching 48.5 TWh while the final energy consumption increased by 6.3%, to 39.2 TWh.

Romania’s renewable energy output went up by more than 50%, reaching almost 7 TWh, or 14.3% of the total production.

The electricity produced in thermal power plants also went up by 4.6%, reaching 19.9 TWh (41% of the total) while the electricity produced in hydro power plants declined by almost 9%, to 13 TWh (27% of the total), due to the drought. The nuclear electricity production remained constant, at some 8.5 TWh (17.6%).

In terms of consumption, the local companies used 6.6% more energy in the first nine months, or almost 30 TWh, and the household consumption went up by 4.3%, to 8.9 TWh. The electricity consumption for public lighting increased by a third, to 431 GWh.

Romania’s electricity exports went up by 40% compared to the first three quarters of last year, reaching 7.54 TWh. However, despite the production surplus, Romania also imported 10 times more electricity than last year, or 2.76 TWh.

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