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.
INVOLI, together with Vantage Towers Romania, proudly announces an enhanced strategic partnership aimed at transforming air traffic surveillance throughout Romania regional airports. This initiative marks a significant step in our joint commitment to advancing safety and operational efficiency across all levels of Romanian airspace. Partnership Overview Extended Collaboration: Building on the successful implementation of the […]
Emanuele Nicola Affaticati, a young boy of Romanian origin, will be given the recognition of "Alfiere della Repubblica" (Standard Bearer of the Republic) in Italy for preventing a murder. Emanuele lives in the town of Fiorenzuola D’Arda, in the Piacenza area. In December 2022, he foiled the plan of a man who intended to kill […]
The salaries in the local business services industry have seen a 4% increase in March 2024 compared to September 2023, according to the HR Barometer conducted by the Business Service Leaders Association (ABSL) and PwC Romania. Bucharest leads in salary increase levels at 4.7%, while the region of Banat - Transylvania witnessed an increase of only 2.1%. […]
Romania's Central Electoral Bureau recently published the definitive list of candidacies for the European Parliament elections. According to the BEC decision, 12 political formations and electoral alliances, as well as 4 independents, will participate in the European elections. The candidacies submitted by the Electoral Alliance of Social Democrats and Liberals (PSD-PNL), the United Right Alliance […]
Liberal (PNL) candidate for mayor of Bucharest, Sebastian Burduja, who recently presented his plan for the city, argued that the Romanian capital should strive to become a port on the Danube. The project was first envisioned roughly 170 years ago, in the 1850s, by the Romanian authorities at the time. "It's a project that I […]
Romania will host the third hydrogen bus roadshow this spring as part of the JIVE projects supported and funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, followed by Greece, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Bulgaria. During the first JIVE project CEE roadshow, which ran between November 2022 and January 2023, the bus traveled across Slovenia, Croatia, Czechia, Slovakia, and […]
