Romania’s final electricity consumption in the first 11 months of 2024 was 46.029 billion kWh, 1.8% higher than the period from January 1 to November 30, 2023, with final electricity consumption in the economy increasing by 1.5% and that of the population by 3.2%, while public lighting decreased by 4.7%, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).

Primary energy resources decreased by 0.4% in the first 11 months of last year, and electricity resources increased by 0.2%, compared to the same period in 2023. Thus, the main primary energy resources totaled 29.777 million tons of oil equivalent (toe), down by 129,900 toe compared to the period January 1 – November 30, 2023, according to Agerpres.

Domestic production amounted to 15.477 million toe, down by 765,300 toe (-4.7%) compared to the period January 1 – November 30, 2023, and imports were 14.299 million toe, up by 635,400 toe (+4.7%).

During this period, electricity resources were 60.242 billion kWh, up 118.9 million kWh compared to the period from January 1 to November 30, 2023.

Production from thermal power plants was 15.728 billion kWh, down 248.7 million kWh (-1.6%).

In hydroelectric power plants, production amounted to 13.410 billion kWh, down 3.739 billion kWh (-21.8%), and that from nuclear power plants was 9.892 billion kWh, down 284.5 million kWh (-2.8%).

The production from wind power plants, during the period January 1 – November 30, 2024, was 5.613 billion kWh, down by 1.318 billion kWh compared to the same period in 2023, and the solar energy produced in photovoltaic installations during this period was 3.369 billion kWh, up by 1.224 billion kWh compared to the period January 1 – November 30, 2023.

The export of electricity amounted to 9.860 billion kWh, down by 566.4 million kWh.