Romania\u2019s final energy consumption increased by 1.8% y\/y to 46.0 TWh in the first eleven months of 2024, according to data published by the statistics office INS.<\/p>\n
Households\u2019 consumption rose by 3.2% y\/y to 10.7 TWh, while the companies\u2019 consumption advanced by 1.5% y\/y to 36.0 TWh. Public administration used 4.7% y\/y less electricity for lighting (0.36 TWh).<\/p>\n
In contrast, the gross electricity production in the eleven-month period decreased by 8.3% y\/y to 48.0 TWh. More than half of the electricity was produced in thermal and nuclear plants: 25.7 TWh, some 2%-3% less y\/y for each of the two sectors. Hydropower plants\u2019 output dropped by more than one-fifth to 13.4 TWh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the new renewable energy sector, the wind farms generated 19% less electricity (5.6 TWh), while the solar plants offset part of the drop thanks to a massive 57% y\/y advance to 3.4 TWh.<\/p>\n
Amid lower production and higher consumption, Romania\u2019s electricity exports dropped by 5% y\/y to 9.9 TWh, while the imports rose by 58% y\/y to 12.2 TWh.<\/p>\n