Romania’s electricity consumption fell in the first four months of 2026, according to data published by the National Institute for Statistics (INS). Total demand reached 16.53 TWh, down 2.7% year-on-year. Consumption patterns varied across sectors, including industry, households and public use.
Industrial electricity use totaled 12.67 TWh, a 0.4% decline compared with the same period of 2025. Household consumption decreased by 10.1% to 3.72 TWh. Electricity for public lighting rose by 0.8%, reaching about 143.2 GWh.
Electricity production increases as hydropower and renewables expand
Total electricity production increased to 18.55 TWh in the first four months of 2026, up 8.5% versus the previous year. The rise was supported by higher hydropower and renewable output, while thermal and nuclear generation fell.
Thermal power generation declined by 3.6% to 5.78 TWh. Output from the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant fell by 2.9% to 3.82 TWh. Hydropower generation increased by 31.5%, reaching 5.12 TWh.
Wind power generation rose by 12.5% to 2.39 TWh. Solar generation, including prosumers, grew by 26.4% to 1.43 TWh.
Exports rise while imports fall in Romania’s power trade
Romania’s electricity trade balance improved over the same period, with exports increasing and imports decreasing. Exports rose by 16% to 5.15 TWh. Imports fell by 14.4% to 5.29 TWh.
Primary energy production declines amid falls in coal and oil output
Total primary energy production in the first four months of 2026 reached 5,498.6 million tons of oil equivalent, down 1.5% year-on-year. Coal output decreased sharply by 18.6%, falling to 513.1 million tons of oil equivalent. Oil production declined by 8.1% to 771.9 million tons of oil equivalent.
Natural gas production recorded a marginal decrease of 1%, totaling 2,507.9 million tons of oil equivalent.
