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.
A new study conducted by the National Sample agency (formerly European National Panels), which thoroughly analyzes how people use social media, shows that Facebook remains the most popular social network in Romania, actively used by 75% of the online population aged 18 to 54. Romanians between 45 and 54 use Facebook with preference, while younger […]
RIVUS Cluj-Napoca, the mixed-use urban reconversion project developed by companies IULIUS and Atterbury Europe, was granted the largest loan for a new real-estate development in Romania, namely EUR 400 million. Around EUR 180.3 million will be provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Thanks to the loan, Cluj-Napoca will see the transformation […]
Former prime minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Tuesday, May 20, that he has resigned as head of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the largest in the Romanian legislature. The interim leadership of the party will be taken over by transport minister Sorin Grindeanu, a close ally of Ciolacu, who secured the position with 67 votes to […]
Anca Manitiu, Deputy CEO of Impetum Group - one of the biggest private equity managers in Romania - analyzes the recent trends and numbers in the European and regional private equity market. Europe's alternative investment fund market - funds investing in private companies, startups, and growth projects - is transforming. While capital previously flowed freely […]
Romania has overtaken Poland as the worst country in the EU for LGBTQ+ people, according to a ranking published by the Brussels-based non-governmental organization ILGA-Europe. Countries are placed in the organization’s annual "Rainbow Map" according to factors such as the number of hate crimes in a given year and the rights afforded by authorities to […]
Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, from Romford, was charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life following the fires in north London. The Romanian was arrested on May 17 at London's Luton Airport and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. He is the second man charged in relation […]
