Given that electricity exports were significantly higher than imports in physical terms, and in value terms in 2023, Romania was in surplus. Not in terms of price per MWh, where the export price was lower than the import price. The value of Romania’s electricity exports in 2023 was 1.23 billion euros, according to the data communicated by the National Institute of Statistics at our request. In 2023, the value of Romania’s electricity imports will reach almost 1.19 billion euros, according to the same source. Both dates are provisional. From electricity trade, Romania’s balance was positive last year, the country having a surplus of 47 million euros against the background of the situation, already known to be a net exporter of electricity in terms of physical volumes. Last year, from a commercial point of view, we exported the most to Bulgaria, 482 million euros, and then to Hungary (406 million) and Serbia (294 million). From the point of view of imports, we paid the most to Serbia (507 million euros) and then to Hungary (334 million euros) and to Bulgaria (309 million). Romania exports electricity during off-peak hours, when it is cheap, and imports during peak consumption hours, when it is expensive. So, for physical exports of 11.63 TWh (INS data differ significantly from those of Transelectrica, which show the physical flows on the interconnection lines) 1.235 billion euros were collected, so, on average, for one MWh exported, Romanian producers they received 106 euros/MWh. Physical imports were, according to the INS, 8.61 TWh, their value being 1.187 billion euros. So, on average, we paid for each imported MWh, almost 138 euros. Therefore, the price for an imported MWh was 30% higher than for an exported MWh, in the year 2023, so even in the situation where we were net exporters of electricity in terms of volumes and, overall, also in terms of from a monetary point of view, the country was in surplus in 2023, the price per MWh is lower for export than for import.
The City Hall of Oradea, in northwest Romania, has begun installing new smart parking meters as part of its ongoing modernization and digitalization of the municipal parking system. The first batch of devices has already been placed in central areas, and the entire system is expected to become operational by the end of the year. […]
Orange Romania announced the launch of the 5G+ technology in the Bucharest subway, becoming the first operator in the country to reach mobile data speeds of up to 1 Gbps in the underground network. The company has begun activating the technology in several stations and plans wider deployment in the coming weeks. The first 5G+ […]
PPC blue Romania, the electric mobility division of the PPC group, announced the expansion of its national charging infrastructure through the acquisition of the Hermes Flow network, adding 116 new charging points for electric vehicles. Most are located in the Bucharest-Ilfov region, with the rest in 10 other counties. Once fully integrated, users will have […]
Developer Nusco announced on Thursday, November 27, that it has obtained the construction permit for Phase III of the Nusco City project, which will continue the development of one of the largest urban revitalization projects in Bucharest. Mirroring Phase II, this stage will consist of seven buildings with an estimated investment of over EUR 150 million. […]
Romanian tennis player Iulian Chiriță secured two medals at the ITTF World Youth Championships 2025 in Cluj-Napoca, after qualifying for the finals in the mixed and men’s doubles. In mixed doubles in the Under-19 juniors’ competition, Chiriță and Welsh player Anna Hursey defeated the French pair Flavien Coton/Leana Hochart 3-2 in the quarterfinals, and in […]
Romania has signed a major contract with France for the acquisition of Mistral portable short-range air defense missile systems. The agreement was concluded on Tuesday, November 25, between Romania’s Ministry of National Defense and France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans, through their respective General Directorates for Armaments. The acquisition is valued at EUR […]
