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.
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
