Romania’s primary energy resources increased by 10.8% in the first seven months of the current year, compared to the similar period in 2020, and those of electricity increased by 10.6%, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), published on Monday.

In the same reference period, in Romania, the final electricity consumption stood at 32.459 billion kWh, 7% higher, and public lighting decreased by 3.1%, while the population consumption increased by 8.4%, according to Agerpres.

According to official statistics, between January and July 2021, the main primary energy resources totaled 19.752 million tons of oil equivalent (toe), increasing by 1.935 million toe, compared to the same period last year.

In this context, domestic production amounted to 10.908 million toe, 490,700 toe more than in the first seven months of 2020, and imports were of 8.845 million toe.

According to the INS, compared to the reference period, the electricity resources were of 40.275 billion kWh, increasing by 3.859 billion kWh.

At the same time, the production from thermal power plants stood at 12.630 billion kWh, increasing by 1.472 billion kWh (+ 13.2%).

Also, the production from hydropower plants increased by 31.6%, up to 12.049 billion kWh, and that from nuclear power plants was of 6.249 billion kWh, decreasing by 224.6 million kWh (-3.5%).

Official statistics show that production from wind power plants, between January 1 and July 31, 2021, was of 3.781 billion kWh, down 479.6 million kWh from the same period last year, while solar energy produced in photovoltaic installations was of 1.09 billion kWh, less by 0.5 million kWh.

At the level of exports, the amount of electricity exported was of 4.414 billion kWh, up by 1.519 billion kWh.

At the same time, own technological consumption in networks and stations was of 3.402 billion kWh, with 202.2 million kWh above the value recorded in the first seven months of 2020.