Primary energy production fell last year by 3.9 percent compared with 2023, totalling 21.07 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe), while imports of energy resources increased by 6.2 percent, reaching 16.45 million toe, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data published on Monday.Total energy resources available last year amounted to 42 million toe, a level comparable with 2023, maintained through the 6.2 percent rise in imports and the decrease in primary energy production and energy resource stocks at the beginning of the year.More substantial decreases in resources were recorded for imported coke (-20.3 percent), coal (-12.6 percent), hydroelectric, wind, solar photovoltaic and nuclear heat energy (-7.9 percent). Crude oil resources increased by 5.8 percent.In 2024, primary energy production (21.07 million toe) decreased by 848,000 toe compared with 2023, amid declines in electricity production from renewable sources, coal and crude oil. Usable natural gas production increased by 61,000 toe (+0.8 percent).Imports of energy products increased in 2024 by 6.2 percent compared with 2023, driven by a rise in crude oil imports (+12.1 percent). Decreases were recorded for coal and coke (-16 percent), usable natural gas (-13.9 percent) and petroleum products (-1.2 percent).In 2024, final energy consumption across the economy increased by 92,000 toe (+0.4 percent) compared with 2023. Increases were recorded in transport (+2.8 percent) and industry (+1.5 percent). Declines registered in other sectors of the economy (-2.9 percent), agriculture and forestry (-2.6 percent) and household consumption (-1.6 percent).Within total final energy consumption, transport accounts for the largest share (34.5 percent), followed by household consumption (31.8 percent) and industrial consumption (21.5 percent).In 2024, energy exports (including bunkering) amounted to 7.5 million toe, up 298,000 toe (+4.1 percent) compared with 2023.Gross domestic energy consumption per capita in 2024 stood at 1,598 kg of oil equivalent, increasing by 0.4 percent compared with 2023.
Some dinners are eaten. Others are remembered. At Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard, the past few months have unfolded like a quiet culinary opera. One by one, Europe’s most celebrated chefs arrived, took over the kitchen of Boulevard 73 and left behind more than menus; they left stories. Now, on December 4, the curtain falls. […]
HORIZON CITY, a €130 million residential project, is emerging as one of the most solid and forward-thinking developments in the Pipera area—both through its scale and through the modern direction it sets for the new residential standards in the north. Developed across nearly 23,000 sqm, with 699 apartments and 926 parking spaces, the project brings […]
Romania’s National Forest Administration, or Romsilva, announced that it is putting over 16,000 Christmas trees up for sale over the winter in a press release published on Thursday, November 27. The trees can be purchased directly from the offices of the forestry districts. Prices range between RON 17 (EUR 3.3) for a spruce...
Lot 3 Pietroasele–Buzău of Romania's A7 highway, also known as the Moldova highway, was inaugurated on Thursday, November 27. The newly inaugurated segment is 13.9 km long. The A7 connects Romania’s historic regions of Muntenia, the southern part of the country, with Moldova, the eastern part. “We are opening another 13 km of the Moldova Motorway […]
The City Hall of Sinaia, a popular mountain town roughly 120 km north of Bucharest, announced that a new attraction, the alpine coaster on Pârtia Nouă, will officially open on December 1. The installation, located in the ski area near the Sinaia Gondola, features what the authorities say is the longest track of its kind […]
The Romanian national team debuted with a victory in Group A of the Women’s Handball World Championship, organized in the Netherlands and Germany. Romania won 33–24 (13–12) against Croatia in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday, November 27. The Romanian team dominated the match in the second half, left backer Sorina-Maria Grozav scoring 7 […]
