National electrical energy consumption down by 4.5 percent

June 2013 - From the Print Edition

Romania's final consumption of electric energy decreased by 4.5 percent in the first three months of this year compared to the same period of 2012, to 13.1 billion kWh, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS), quoted by Ziarul Financiar. Furthermore, electrical energy resources decreased by 3.9 percent to 15.7 billion kWh, while public lighting dropped by 9.5 percent and household consumption fell by 1.7 percent in Q1. The decrease in electrical energy resources was mainly caused by the reduction of production by 2.5 percent. Power plant production decreased by 18.4 percent to 7.8 billion kWh, while the production of nuclear power dropped by 2.4 percent to 30.17 billion kWh. Nevertheless, hydroelectric production saw an increase of 28.4 percent, reaching 33.7 billion kWh, while wind power production grew by 699.4 million kWh to 1.34 billion kWh. Moreover, the exports of electrical energy fell by 4.8 percent to 335.9 million kWh in January-March, according to the INS report. In the same period, primary energy resources decreased by 11.7 percent to 7.5 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe). Furthermore, domestic production amounted 5.4 million toe, down 7.7 percent from the same period of last year, while imports reached two million toe, 20.7 percent lower.