Final electricity consumption in Romania in 2024 was up 1.8% over 2023, amid an increase in household consumption by 2.7% and in commercial electricity consumption by 1.6%, while public lighting decreased by 6.7%, data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) show. In 2024 the main primary energy sources totalled 32.713 million tons of oil equivalent (toe), down 27,900 toe from January 1 - December 31, 2023.Also, domestic production amounted to 16.916 million toe, down 4.6% year-on-year, and imports amounted to 15.797 million toe, up 5.2%.Official data reveal that, in 2024, electricity sources were 66.248 billion kWh, down 35.2 million kWh from the previous year, with thermal power plants having generated 17.455 billion kWh (-3.1%), and hydropower plants14.313 billion kWh (-23.1%).At the same time, nuclear-power plants generated 10.912 billion kWh, down 279.1 million kWh (-2.5%), while the production from wind power plants amounted to 6.358 billion kWh, down 1.266 billion kWh from 2023.The solar energy produced in photovoltaic installations was 3.408 billion kWh, increasing by 1.183 billion kWh.As for electricity exports, they stood at 10.843 billion kWh, down 791.1 million kWh from the previous year.Technological self-consumption in networks and stations was 4.897 billion kWh, down 143.7 million kWh.In 2024, the final consumption of electricity jumped 1.8% to 50.508 billion kWh, the final commercial electricity consumption increased by 1.6%, and household consumption increased by 2.7%, while public lighting decreased by 6.7%, year-on-year.
Homedit, a Romanian brand of premium furniture and home décor, announces the official opening of its first showroom, located in an interwar house in central Bucharest ("The Bamboo House”, located at No.3, Dumbrava Roșie St.). With a total investment of approximately EUR 12 million, the business was founded in 2016 as an online store by […]
The 32nd edition of the Sibiu International Theatre Festival (FITS) begins on Friday, June 20, bringing over 5,000 artists from 82 countries to the city. The events will take place over ten days and will transform the city into an "open-air stage, with large-scale productions, impressive installations, parades, fire shows, live music, aerial dances, and […]
The well-known science and nature channel Discovery is currently marking four decades since its global launch in 1985 with a special series titled "Discovery Changed My Life,” bringing testimonies from personalities whose vision was shaped by Discovery. Among those featured is also Romanian mountaineer and conservationist Alex Găvan. The series premieres on Sunday, June 22, […]
Meta Estate Trust (MET), a holding company operating in the real estate sector, has invested approximately EUR 2 million in a new retail park currently under development in Ciolpani, a commune located on the Bucharest–Ploiești corridor (DN1), it said. The project is scheduled to be completed and handed over to tenants this year, with an […]
Romania benefits from a series of favorable factors that facilitate the growth and expansion of data center capacity and could emerge as a developing market, according to an analysis conducted by the real estate consultancy company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. A diversified energy mix, with over 50% of energy production coming from renewable sources, along […]
The German company DEHN, a manufacturer of electrical engineering solutions for critical infrastructure, including lightning and surge protection, as well as safety equipment, will open a production site in Piteşti, southern Romania. The facility, the company's first in the country, will expand its capacities to serve customers in Europe. It fits seamlessly into the company's […]
