Primary energy and electricity resources increased in the first four months by 5% and 1.5%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2024, while final electricity consumption in the economy fell by 0.2% and that of the population rose by 5.5%, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Thus, the main primary energy resources totalled 11.164 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) between 1 January and 30 April 2025, up by 533,900 toe compared to the same period last year.Domestic production totalled 5.917 million toe, down by 313,600 toe (-5%) compared to the period 1 January - 30 April 2024, while imports amounted to 5.247 million toe, up by 847,500 toe (+19.3%).During this period, electricity resources amounted to 23.22 billion kWh, up by 351.3 million kWh compared to the period 1 January - 30 April 2024.Production from thermal power plants was 5.999 billion kWh, down by 132.1 million kWh (-2.2%).Production from hydroelectric power plants stood at 3.894 billion kWh, down by 1.999 billion kWh (-33.9%), and that from nuclear power plants was 3.936 billion kWh, down by 47 million kWh (-1.2%).Production from wind power plants in the first four months of 2025 was 2.127 billion kWh, down 504.1 million kWh compared to the period 1 January - 30 April 2024, while solar energy produced in photovoltaic installations during this period was 1.092 billion kWh, an increase of 259.3 million kWh.According to INS data, final electricity consumption in the period under review was 16.953 billion kWh, 1% higher, final electricity consumption in the economy decreased by 0.2%, household consumption increased by 5.5%, and public lighting recorded a decrease of 7.4%, year-over-year.Electricity exports amounted to 444 billion kWh, an increase of 267.8 million kWh.Technological consumption in networks and stations was 1.827 billion kWh, down by 92.5 million kWh.
President Nicusor Dan signed on Thursday the decree appointing Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan as interim Vice Prime Minister on the areas coordinated by Dragos Anastasiu, the Presidential Administration informed.On 27 July, Dragos Anastasiu announced he was stepping down from the vice prime minister office, mentioning that he could no longer accept "being denigrated and thus […]
Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan continued consultations on Thursday with representatives of the Association of Communes of Romania, telling them there is a strong chance to overcome the current difficult period if the approach of "responsibility toward public funds" is maintained."The reform of local public administration will be part of the second package of government measures […]
Financing the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) projects will continue for those already initiated and will stop only in case investment has not begun, where not a single euro was spent for construction, Development minister Cseke Attila explained on Thursday. “PNRR will not stop, neither will financing investments which have already been initiated, […]
The Justice Ministry announced on Thursday having developed in cooperation with the Finance Ministry and the National Tax Administration Agency a set of proposals to amend the Insolvency Law, which will be included in the second reform package.Some of the amendments provide for a higher recovery rate of the taxes and fees owed by insolvent […]
Romania is in the antechamber of recession, with the risk that its economy will decline in the third or fourth quarter, especially amid an increase in taxes, a significant drop in sales and record inflation at European level, says business consultant Adrian Negrescu."We are currently in the antechamber of recession. It is a moment […]
The Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday that is set to adapt national legislation for enforcing the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which supports media pluralism, editorial responsibility, protects journalists from abusive surveillance and intimidation, and provides protection for sources.According to a Culture Ministry release, the implementation in Romania of Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 of the […]
