Apr 16, 2025
Romania's energy production in January and February declined due to reduced hydro and wind generation.
Romania's energy production decreased by 7.7% year-on-year in the first two months of 2025, reaching 2.743 million tonnes of oil equivalent (TOE), primarily due to reduced hydro and wind power generation, according to provisional data from the statistical office.
In January-February, Romania's total energy resources, including imports, rose by 2.6% to 5.335 million TOE. Imports comprised 48.6% of the total resources, amounting to 2.592 million TOE, which is a 16.4% increase year-on-year.
The combined total of Romania's electricity output and imports during this period was 11.791 TWh, a 0.5% year-on-year increase. However, domestic electricity generation dropped by 16.6% to 8.714 TWh. Thermal power made up 42.8% of the total output, hydropower contributed 19.5%, nuclear power accounted for 22.3%, and wind and solar power had shares of 11.6% and 3.9%, respectively.
Thermal power plants produced approximately 3.726 TWh of electricity in the first two months, marking a 0.7% increase from the previous year.
Hydropower generation plummeted by 42.5% year-on-year to 1.701 TWh, the largest decline among energy sources.
Electricity production from Cernavoda, Romania’s only nuclear power plant, decreased by 2.1% to 1.94 TWh in January-February.
Wind farms generated around 1.01 TWh, down 34.9% from the previous year, while solar facilities produced 339 GWh, an increase of 30.1%.
Final electricity consumption rose by 2.3% to 8.829 TWh during this period. Technological consumption in power plants decreased by 5.6% to 996 GWh.
Romania's electricity exports fell by 4.1% to 1.967 TWh in the first two months of 2025, while imports surged by 139.8% to 3.077 TWh.
In January-February, the country produced 415,400 TOE of crude oil, down by 7.6% year-on-year, and 330,600 TOE of coal, a decrease of 4.1%. Natural gas production also declined by 1.9% to 1.259 million TOE.
Romania's energy production saw a decrease of 4.6% to 16.916 million TOE in 2024. TOE represents the energy produced by burning one metric tonne of crude oil.
In January-February, Romania's total energy resources, including imports, rose by 2.6% to 5.335 million TOE. Imports comprised 48.6% of the total resources, amounting to 2.592 million TOE, which is a 16.4% increase year-on-year.
The combined total of Romania's electricity output and imports during this period was 11.791 TWh, a 0.5% year-on-year increase. However, domestic electricity generation dropped by 16.6% to 8.714 TWh. Thermal power made up 42.8% of the total output, hydropower contributed 19.5%, nuclear power accounted for 22.3%, and wind and solar power had shares of 11.6% and 3.9%, respectively.
Thermal power plants produced approximately 3.726 TWh of electricity in the first two months, marking a 0.7% increase from the previous year.
Hydropower generation plummeted by 42.5% year-on-year to 1.701 TWh, the largest decline among energy sources.
Electricity production from Cernavoda, Romania’s only nuclear power plant, decreased by 2.1% to 1.94 TWh in January-February.
Wind farms generated around 1.01 TWh, down 34.9% from the previous year, while solar facilities produced 339 GWh, an increase of 30.1%.
Final electricity consumption rose by 2.3% to 8.829 TWh during this period. Technological consumption in power plants decreased by 5.6% to 996 GWh.
Romania's electricity exports fell by 4.1% to 1.967 TWh in the first two months of 2025, while imports surged by 139.8% to 3.077 TWh.
In January-February, the country produced 415,400 TOE of crude oil, down by 7.6% year-on-year, and 330,600 TOE of coal, a decrease of 4.1%. Natural gas production also declined by 1.9% to 1.259 million TOE.
Romania's energy production saw a decrease of 4.6% to 16.916 million TOE in 2024. TOE represents the energy produced by burning one metric tonne of crude oil.