Romania, Electricity consumption in the first four months of 2022 amounted to 18.02 TWh
, SEE Energy NewsAccording to the data published by the National Institute for Statistics (INS), electricity consumption in Romania in the first four months of 2022 amounted to 18.02 TWh, which is 4.2 % less compared to the same period in 2021.
The data show that industrial electricity consumption reached 13.2 TWh, which is 3.9 % less compared to the same period last year. Household electricity consumption amounted to 4.61 TWh, which is a 5.6 % decrease. Public lighting consumption rose by 6.8 % amounting to some 210.3 GWh.
Total electricity production reached 19.49 TWh in the first four months of 2022, which is 5.8 % less compared to the same period in 2021. Production in thermal power plants decreased by 9.7 % and reached 6.98 TWh. Production in hydropower plants decreased by 23.8 % to 4.7 TWh, while electricity production in nuclear power plant Cernavoda increased by 3.5 % to 4.03 TWh. Production of wind power in January-April 2022 rose by 33.6 % compared to the same period of 2021, reaching 3.26 TWh. Solar power production reached 523.5 GWh, 13.2 % more compared to the first four months of 2021.
Electricity exports in January-April 2022 amounted to 2.02 TWh, which is by 6.5 % less compared to the same period in 2021. At the same time electricity imports increased by 3.1 % and amounted to 2.66 TWh.
Total production of primary energy resources in the first four months of 2022 amounted to 6,006 million tons of oil equivalent, which is 4.1 % less than in 2021. Coal production reached 939.7 million tons of oil equivalent (- 2.6 %), oil production reached 973.5 million tons of oil equivalent (- 6 %), while production of natural gas reached 2,376.4 million tons of oil equivalent (- 6.1 %).
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