Final electricity consumption in the first two months of 2024 was 8.616 billion kWh, 1.7% higher than in the same period in 2023, while domestic production totaled 2.971 million toe, down 23,000 toe (-0.8%), according to data published on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The final consumption of electricity in the economy increased by 3%, public lighting increased by 12%, and population consumption decreased by 2.6%.Between January 1 and February 29, 2024, primary energy resources increased by 1.5%, and electricity resources remained constant, compared to the same period last year. The main primary energy resources totaled 5.201 million tons of oil equivalent (toe), an increase of 78,400 toe compared to the period January 1 - February 28, 2023.Domestic production totaled 2.971 million toe, down 23,000 toe (-0.8%) compared to the period January 1 - February 28, 2023, and import was 2.230 million toe, up 101,400 toe (+4,8%).In this period, the electricity resources were 11.721 billion kWh, an increase of 3.7 million kWh compared to the period January 1 - February 28, 2023.Production from thermal power plants was 3.700 billion kWh, down by 108.9 million kWh (-2.9%). Production from hydropower plants was 2.959 billion kWh, down by 12.4 million kWh (-0.4%), and that from nuclear power plants was 1.980 billion kWh, up by 16.5 million kWh (+0.8%).The production from wind power plants, in the period January 1 - February 29, 2024, was 1.552 billion kWh, down by 277.4 million kWh compared to the period January 1 - February 28, 2023, and the solar energy produced in photovoltaic installations in this period was 245.6 million kWh, an increase of 78.8 million kWh compared to the period January 1 - February 28, 2023.The export of electricity was 2.050 billion kWh, down by 126.2 million kWh. Own technological consumption in networks and stations was 1.055 billion kWh, down by 18.1 million kWh.
Warner Bros. Discovery announced a new partnership with Edenred Romania, allowing users of the Edenred Benefit platform to subscribe to HBO Max directly through their employee benefits account. The collaboration aims to make premium entertainment more accessible to employees across Romania, the companies said. Starting October 10, Edenred Benefit users...
This year’s pilgrimage occasioned by the feast of Saint Dimitrie the New, Protector of Bucharest, will take place from October 19 to 29. The event is one of the most significant for the Romanian Orthodox Church in the capital. The faithful will be able to venerate, aside from the Holy Relics of Saint Dimitrie the […]
Classic Unlimited, the well-known organizer of classical music concerts in Romania, announced the launch of a new series of events dedicated to babies, pregnant women, and families, named Classic for Babies. Concerts with interactive sessions will take place in Cluj-Napoca (November 9), Sibiu (November 3), and Târgu Mureș (November 7), with two sessions per day, […]
More than one in three children in Romania, roughly 1.25 million, live in poverty, and the percentage rises dramatically to 75.8% for those whose parents have a low level of education, according to 2024 Eurostat data cited by Save the Children Romania. Children in rural areas face a much higher risk of poverty or social […]
Wizz Air has expanded its base at Timișoara International Airport, in western Romania, by adding a third aircraft and launching five new routes this month. The expansion marks another milestone for the carrier, which has transported more than nine million passengers to and from Timișoara since beginning operations there in 2008. Starting this week, passengers […]
Tech giant Apple announced a major expansion of its clean energy projects across Europe with new large-scale solar and wind farms under development in Romania, Greece, Italy, Latvia, and Poland. The local project is located in Galați County. Together with a newly operational solar array in Spain, the projects announced on Tuesday, October 14, will...
